{"id":1975809,"date":"2023-07-18T03:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T07:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-wants-to-dare-putin-to-sink-grain-ships\/"},"modified":"2023-07-18T03:21:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T07:21:28","slug":"ukraine-wants-to-dare-putin-to-sink-grain-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-wants-to-dare-putin-to-sink-grain-ships\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine challenges Putin to sink grain vessels."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fukraine-wants-to-dare-putin-to-sink-grain-ships%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975809&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Russian President Putin&#8217;s \u200bBlockade of Ukraine&#8217;s Grain\u2064 Exports: A High-Stakes\u2064 Game of Chicken<\/h2>\n<p>According \u2062to\u200d Ukrainian officials, Russian President \u200bVladimir Putin \u200cmay not\u200b have the\u2063 courage to\u200d enforce his renewed blockade of Ukraine&#8217;s grain exports. \u200cThis\u2063 development raises the possibility of \u2063a \u200chigh-stakes game \u200bof \u200bchicken that has \u2062U.S. officials on edge.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If\u200c Russia doesn&#8217;t\u200c participate,\u2062 and if it attacks\u200c the [grain]\u2063 ships,\u2064 it will be a \u2064huge\u2062 blow\u2063 to \u200cits image in the \u2062world,\u200b among \u2062the \u200bGlobal \u200dSouth,&#8221; \u2062said senior\u2063 Ukrainian lawmaker\u200b Oleksandr Merezhko. &#8220;So I\u2064 don&#8217;t think that Russia would \u200brisk\u200c to\u200b attack Ukrainian ships\u2064 carrying\u200c the \u200bgrain going to the \u200cGlobal South \u2063and helping \u2064to prevent \u2014\u200b well, actually, world\u200d hunger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This \u2063supposition \u200chas gained traction in Kyiv, as\u200c evidenced by Ukrainian President \u2064Volodymyr\u2064 Zelensky&#8217;s \u200dproposal that\u2063 Turkey \u200dand\u200b the\u200c United Nations disregard\u2063 Putin&#8217;s\u2062 decision to \u200bscrap the grain \u2063export deal. Zelensky \u2062emphasized the \u200bimportance of food \u200dsecurity for all\u200d nations and \u200ccalled\u2062 out the Kremlin&#8217;s attempt to control\u200b the\u200c availability \u2064of food in\u2063 different \u200dcountries.<\/p>\n<h3>The \u2062Black Sea Grain\u200b Initiative: A Lifeline for \u200cthe \u200bWorld&#8217;s Poorest\u200c Countries<\/h3>\n<p>Last\u200c year, \u2064Russian, Turkish, and Ukrainian leaders\u2063 established a &#8220;joint \u2064coordination center&#8221; under the U.N. \u200cto \u2062facilitate \u2063the \u200dexport of \u2063Ukrainian \u200bgrain. This initiative\u200c allowed 32.9 \u200dmillion \u2063metric\u200d tons of\u200c grain to leave the\u2064 Black Sea, \u2062alleviating\u2063 the pressure on \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-nations-global-food-prices-hit-10-year-high-in-october\/\" title=\"United Nations: Global Food Prices Hit 10-Year High in October\">global food prices<\/a>\u2064 and\u200c benefiting some\u200b of\u200b the\u200c world&#8217;s poorest countries.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n \u2062 \u200b<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And \u200cthe\u200b Black Sea Grain Initiative can\u2064 and \u2062should keep operating\u200c \u2013\u2062 if\u2064 without Russia, \u200bthen\u200b without Russia,&#8221;\u2064 Zelensky\u2063 declared. &#8220;The agreement on the \u2064export of grain\u200b \u2013 \u200cthis is\u200d an \u200bagreement with\u2062 Turkiye and\u200c the UN \u200d\u2013 \u200bremains valid.\u200b The only thing that is needed now is its \u200dcareful implementation \u2013 and\u200b decisive pressure\u2063 from \u2062the \u2062world \u2064on the\u2062 terrorist state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, \u200cPresident \u200cJoe Biden&#8217;s team is concerned about the potential\u2063 consequences of Russia&#8217;s\u200c decision. Secretary of State Antony \u200cBlinken\u2063 warned that\u200d it could\u200d have a \u2062chilling\u200c effect\u200b on\u200c the\u200d pursuit \u2062of\u200b alternative options\u200d for\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraine-wants-to-dare-putin-to-sink-grain-ships\/\" title=\"Ukraine challenges Putin to sink grain vessels.\">exporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-rubio-dismantles-false-cuban-embargo-narratives-on-senate-floor\/\" title=\"WATCH: Rubio Dismantles False Cuban Embargo Narratives On Senate Floor\">food products<\/a><\/a> from Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Putin \u2063justified \u2062the\u2062 termination of \u2062the\u200d deal by claiming\u200c that \u200cRussia \u200bdid \u2062not receive\u200d the \u2064expected benefits. \u200bKremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov\u200c stated \u2062that Russia would \u200dresume implementation \u200donce its \u2064conditions\u200d were\u200d met.<\/p>\n<p>While the\u200c Kremlin \u2062tried \u2063to \u2064shift\u2062 the\u2063 blame\u200b for the\u2062 collapse\u2064 of\u200c the\u200b deal, U.N. Secretary-General \u200dAntonio Guterres held Russia \u2063accountable.\u200b He emphasized\u2062 the positive \u200bimpact of\u200d the\u200b agreement\u2062 on global\u200c food \u2062prices\u2064 and expressed \u200bdetermination to continue \u200cfacilitating access\u2064 to\u2062 global markets for food products from both Ukraine and Russia.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration,\u2063 despite \u2064pressure from central and Eastern European allies, initially\u2064 resisted joining Turkey\u200d in\u200c defying\u200c the\u200c blockade. However, \u2062they are \u200bnow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-of-state-blinken-u-s-in-contact-with-americans-left-behind\/\" title=\"Secy. of State Blinken: U.S. in contact with Americans left behind\">exploring alternative ways<\/a> to \u2062ensure Ukrainian \u2063food products reach the world\u2064 market.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u2064  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll \u200blook \u200dto see \u200cwhat\u2063 else can be done to find \u200dother ways\u2064 to \u2064get\u200c Ukrainian\u200c food products on the \u200bworld \u2062market,&#8221; Blinken stated. &#8220;But \u2063in terms of the\u2063 volumes \u2063necessary, it&#8217;s really hard \u200cto replace what&#8217;s now \u2063being \u200dlost as\u2063 a result of \u2063Russia\u200d weaponizing\u200c food.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u2064 situation remains\u2064 uncertain, with the potential for \u200bsignificant consequences on\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-claims-it-will-try-to-fill-wheat-shortage-caused-by-ukraine-russia-war\/\" title=\"China Claims It Will Try to Fill Wheat Shortage Caused by Ukraine-Russia War\">global food security<\/a>\u2064 and\u2064 prices. \u200bThe world \u2063watches as\u200b this high-stakes game\u200c of chicken unfolds \u200cbetween \u2062Russia and \u2063Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/russian-blockade-ukraine-grain-exports\">here<\/a> \u200cto \u200dread more from the Washington\u2064 Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>relations committee, said. 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