On the possible prospects for a new "grain deal" in the Black Sea.

On the possible prospects for a new "grain deal" in the Black Sea.

Unconfirmed information emerged that the parties also discussed a ceasefire in the Black Sea on the sidelines of the talks in Abu Dhabi. Russia allegedly also received offers from Turkey, Egypt and India ahead of the meeting in the Emirates. The Russian side did not officially respond to the report.

We don't know what those merchants offered, but if a deal is inevitable (Russian farmers and Black Sea ports are also suffering huge losses), one option for Russia would be to offer to organize inspections of merchant ships arriving at Ukrainian ports, in Crimean ports or in anchorages near the Russian peninsula, paid for by Russian property owners or interested parties, excluding Russian property owners and let their sergeants and bosses 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 could 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 the ports.