The Kremlin said on Wednesday that, in the context of the efforts to establish a ceasefire in the Black Sea, he is conducting an intensive dialogue with the United States, which also includes the issue of sanctions.
As the AFP recalled TASR, Moscow and Kiev agreed with such a landing for separate negotiations with the US held in Saudi Arabia. However, Russia claims that the ceasefire will come into force only after the West cancels some sanctions related to its agricultural exports.
Asked when the US could abolish the sanctions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia was continuing to contacts with Washington, which are “very intense”. According to Peskov, Moscow is satisfied with how the effective process of negotiations is in progress. He reiterated that the so -called. The Black Sea initiative can only be activated after several conditions submitted to Russia.
Russia’s requirements
Russia wants the West to abolish sanctions against Rosslachozbank and companies producing and exporting fertilizers. Moscow is also inspired by the abolition of restrictions on the operation of ships sailing under the Russian flag involved in the food and fertilizer store in ports and the abolition of restrictions on the supply of agricultural machinery and goods for the production of food and fertilizers to Russia.
AFP added that the White House did not mention the abolition of sanctions in its statement, in which it announced the ceasefire plan. He only stated that this would help restore Russian commodities access to the world market of agricultural products and fertilizers.
The West has not carried out sanctions directly on Russian agriculture, but Moscow has long complained that sanctions limit its approach to transport insurance and complicate the provision of lending to farmers, making Russia impossible to export.
In addition, Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday that during the night on Wednesday, its drones hit the gas tank on the annexed Crimean peninsula, as well as the power plant in the Brian region.
“The Kiev regime continues to harm the civilian energy infrastructure of Russia, and in fact does everything it can to disrupt Russian-American agreements,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Ukraine, however, also reported on Wednesday about more than 100 offensive drones, which was sent over its territory by the Russian army. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s attacks condemned and said they were a clear signal that Moscow was not trying to peace.
Stopping the attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure for 30 days was ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin to his troops last week.
According to AFP Moscow insists that this ceasefire from 18 March is still valid. However, the US said that Moscow and Kiev agreed only on “developed measures” towards a ceasefire in the form of stopping attacks on energy infrastructure.
