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DW | The Black Sea's ROLE in Russia's war on Ukraine, 13 Sep Montreux Convention
The Black Sea was once a geopolitical afterthought in Europe. But that has changed since Russia launched its war against Ukraine. Now, many interests are colliding on the inland sea between Europe and Asia.
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archive EU triggers CRISIS FUND to bail out farmers hit by Ukraine grain
As a gateway to the rest of the world, the Black Sea has immense strategic and economic importance for both Russia and Ukraine. But other countries with coasts on the Black Sea—particularly the NATO members Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania—also have interests there.
5 Sep blockade busting Slava Ukraini! UPDATE
archive Mon Dec 7th 2015, Tue Mar 1st 2022, the 1936 accord, July 2022 "power to the councils"

yahoo! Kyiv Independent | UK planes ["]guard["] Ukrainian grain ships in Black Sea, 8 Sep

..."We will use our intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to monitor Russian activity in the Black Sea," the press release said. "As part of these surveillance operations, RAF aircraft are conducting flights over the area to deter Russia from carrying out illegal strikes against civilian vessels transporting grain."

On July 19, Russia said it would consider all ships sailing to Ukrainian ports to be military targets. Attacks on Ukrainian ports have increased again in recent days, with repeated missile strikes targeting ["]grain infrastructure["] in Odesa Oblast's Izmail district.

reuters | Ukraine increases farm exports by rail and truck as Black Sea ports are blocked (13.09.23)..."The most active crossing points in September were those between Ukraine and Poland," it said in a report. Brokers said the grain exports by rail via the Ukrainian-Polish border had also increased by 14% over the past week. "Romanian border crossings are used for 114.8 wagons of grain per day, up +28.8 wagons per day, or +33.49%, over the last week," it said. Spike Brokers said traffic through Hungarian and Slovak borders had also increased....
The U.K. government also said it would soon announce plans for a < wipes tears > world food summit in November, as part of its "efforts to help vulnerable people and economies deal with the impact of Putin's actions." The Downing Street announcement comes as British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak travels to the G20 summit in India....
forbes | Why Ukraine's Strike On Sevastopol Naval Infrastructure Is A Big Deal. US, UK do. not. do international law? nope
...Russia's inability to defend these vital pieces of critical military infrastructure is a stunning military failure, suggesting Russia's air defenses are either inadequate, broken or both.

But the strike also highlights Russia's desperation. After several strikes across Crimea and Sevastopol, Russia knew the docks were likely targets, but, regardless of the threat, Russia continued to use them to maintain key Black Sea naval units....

F24 | Poland threatens to extend Ukrainian grain import ban after [ban] date expires, 14 Sep
by Cat on Thu Sep 14th, 2023 at 05:14:25 PM EST
Ukraine Lawsuit Against EU Neighbours (none / 0)
Ukraine sues EU neighbours over food imports ban | BBC News |

In a statement on Monday, Ukraine's Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said that "it is crucially important for us to prove that individual member states cannot ban imports of Ukrainian goods.

"That is why we are filing lawsuits against them [Slovakia, Poland and Hungary] to the WTO."

Ms Svyrydenko added that Ukrainian exporters had "already suffered and are continuing to suffer significant losses" because of the unilateral bans.

Poland said it would keep its ban regardless.

"We maintain our position, we think it is correct, it results from an economic analysis and powers derived from EU and international law," said government spokesman Piotr Mueller.

"A complaint before the WTO doesn't impress us."



Amnesia and Gaza Genocide
by Oui on Mon Sep 18th, 2023 at 08:56:59 PM EST
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I'm still trying to understand why the geniuses in Ukraine seek satisfaction from the WTO. I mean, yanno, all things considered in the quest to perfect the EU application, wouldn't a savviest demonstration of shared European values be to play out an infringement complaint < cough > supervised by vdL?

I gave away way too much time skimming PAP.pl stories, Bugarian and Hungarian popular press, and Slovakia's state-owned "position". I can't find reference to the state aid ("hush money" or "compensation") that the "club of five" collected the last spring; but I suspect, what Ukraine really want is a bigger cut of that and EC uhh mandate to shift additional logistic and port costs to the club. For as long as it takes to vanquish RUSSIA's Black Sea Blockade. Of green corridors and solidarity paths.

A new game in de-risking partners, rivals, and competitors is afoot!
Trudeau says intelligence shows India was behind slaying of Sikh leader in Surrey, B.C.

by Cat on Tue Sep 19th, 2023 at 12:36:33 AM EST
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Poland's foreign policy seeks Russia's strategic defeat Andrzej Duda says | June 19, 2023 |

The Polish president  Andrzej Duda has said that Polish foreign policy's aim is to lead to Russia's strategic defeat in its war against Ukraine as it is also a matter of Poland's security.

Taking to the Polish ambassadors attending the annual meeting organised by the Foreign Ministry, Andrzej Duda said that their narrative is at one with Poland's narrative outside the country.

,,Awareness of this fact is extremely important at the present time... the moment of our history, when... the fate of the Polish state, its position, security and importance is at stake in the coming decades, and perhaps centuries," he said.

In Andrzej Duda's opinion, this is the time when the foreign service requires full commitment and activity as Poland's voice must be heard very clearly.

He said that the issue of Russian aggression is the number one topic for Polish foreign policy, because it is also a matter of Poland's security.

Damn ... EU membership should have been conditional to abide by its founding principles as NATO took over lapse in EU Unity and lack of foreign policy and building its own security force. NATO Commander General Philip M. Breedlove be damned ... EU lost its sovereignty.

UN CHARTER PREAMBLE

WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED

to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and

to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and

to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and

to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,

AND FOR THESE ENDS

to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and

to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and

to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and

to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples,

HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS.

Accordingly, our respective Governments, through representatives assembled in the city of San Francisco, who have exhibited their full powers found to be in good and due form, have agreed to the present Charter of the United Nations and do hereby establish an international organization to be known as the United Nations.



Amnesia and Gaza Genocide
by Oui on Tue Sep 19th, 2023 at 09:58:29 AM EST
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