Washington Trumpet, Moscow tempers. Far from the total ceasefire of thirty days wanted by US President Donald Trump, the agreements announced on Tuesday, March 25 aim to stop hostilities in the Black Sea. After two days of negotiations carried out since Sunday by the United States in Saudi Arabia with Russia and Ukraine, without direct meetings between them, ” The two countries have agreed to ensure the safety of navigation, to remove the use of force and to prevent the use of commercial ships for military objectives in the Black Sea ”welcomed the White House in a press release. But the Kremlin of Vladimir Putin was not long in warning that, a detailed list in support, these agreements would only apply ” After “ The lifting of Western sanctions which, according to him, target Russian cereals and fertilizers for export.
After twelve hours of discussions on Monday in Riyadh, between Russian and American delegations, a joint declaration had been announced as imminent. But these two separate press releases from Moscow and Washington alone confirm the fragility of the agreements. And they hide the essential: no real truce. On the ceasefire for energy infrastructure, the other major objective after the telephone call between Mr. Trump and Mr. Putin on March 18, progress is lean a week later. While kyiv and Moscow accuse each other of pursuing such attacks, the Kremlin was content to announce wanting to want with the White House “Develop measures” for the application of this truce. But still no formal agreement in sight.
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Source: Lemonde