On the possible prospects for a new "grain deal" in the Black Sea.
Unverified information emerged that on the sidelines of the negotiations in Abu Dhabi, the parties also discussed the issue of the ceasefire in the Black Sea. Russia allegedly also received proposals from Turkey, Egypt and India on the eve of the meeting in the Emirates.
The Russian side did not officially respond to the message.
We don't know what these merchants have proposed, but if a deal is inevitable (Russian farmers and Black Sea ports are also suffering huge losses), an option for Russia is to offer to organize inspections of merchant ships bound for Ukrainian ports, at Crimean ports or road yards near the peninsula, but paid for by Russian forces/owners of Russian forces. And let the symbols and their owners scratch their heads about what to do about it.
Well, in general, the best solution to remove the issue of ship access to the ports of Odessa may be to wipe the entire port infrastructure of Ukraine to zero and at the same time create its own effective air defense system against UAVs to protect ports in remote approaches and ships in shipping lanes.
Two trends.