Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that a landmark deal allowing Ukraine to export grain safely through the Black Sea amid the war won’t be restored until the West meets Moscow’s demands on its own agricultural exports.
Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the Kremlin’s demands as a ploy to advance its own interests.
Still, Putin’s remarks dashed hopes that his talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could revive an agreement seen as vital for global food supplies, especially in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
They absolutely will. The best way to keep people from using violence is engaging them in trade. It’s why sanctions do, eventually, work. If the world were to punitively continue not trading with Russia after they’ve withdrawn what incentive do they have to withdraw? And how long do you think it’d come to blows again, except this time on a more massive scale.
Your attitude, if taken by anyone with any real authority, would be short sighted and dangerous.