FYI.
– UN Chief Says Ukraine Peace Talks ‘Not Possible’ As Grain Deal Teeters:
While in a weekend interview 99-year old Henry Kissinger told US media that he predicts China’s entry into Russia-Ukraine diplomacy will result in the two sides finally coming to the table, UN Secretary General António Guterres has issued a much more pessimistic and ominous outlook in a fresh interview with Spain’s El Pais.
He said “I believe that peace negotiations are not possible at this time” as “both parties are convinced that they can win.” But he did acknowledge one rare bright spot: “The most important initiative has been the export of grain from Ukraine and food products and fertilizers from Russia through the Black Sea.”
But the grain deal too is teetering on the brink of failure. As Freight Waves recently reviewed, “Russia is threatening to pull the plug on the Black Sea Grain Initiative on May 18, blocking Ukrainian seaborne exports of corn and wheat.”
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