Let me say from the outset, with a degree of specific assurance we generally reserve for other matters, Russia had nothing to do with the targeting of a grain facility in the port city of Odesa. Geopolitically and strategically, such an action would be against their interests. These events have the smell of the U.S. State Dept and CIA all over them.
Start by first reviewing the agreement between Russia and Ukraine that was announced yesterday. July 22 (Reuters) – Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain exports, raising hopes that an international food crisis … can be eased.” NATO country Turkey, specifically Recep Erdogan, brokered the deal between Russia and Ukraine. Ignore the narrative engineering and WATCH:
Russia was particularly a geopolitical beneficiary from the agreement itself. No longer could NATO and the western alliance blame Russia for the void in gobal food markets associated with the conflict in Ukraine.
From the perspective of Russian President Putin, the grain movement through the port city of Odesa was a net benefit. “Russia has taken on the obligations that are clearly spelled out in this document. We will not take advantage of the fact that the ports will be cleared and opened. We have made this commitment,” said Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
However, from the perspective of the Western alliance, the agreement mooted one of their biggest justifications for the upcoming global food shortage. If Ukraine and Russia are exporting food, and yet food costs are still rising…. well, the food shortage impact from western energy disruption, the Build Back Better agenda, starts to become increasingly visible.
Suddenly, within hours of the trade agreement, the grain transportation system and the port city of Odesa come under fire from mysterious cruise missiles.
Europe – Missiles struck a key Ukrainian port Saturday, just one day after Kyiv and Moscow signed a breakthrough deal to unblock shipments of grain. Pointing the finger at Russia, Ukraine’s air force chief said the port — a key site for exporting Ukrainian grain — had been deliberately targeted.
“The port of Odesa, where grain is processed for shipment, was shelled. We shot down two missiles, and two more missiles hit the port territory, where, obviously, there is grain,” Ukrainian air force spokesman Yuri Ignat told reporters.
Russia has denied any involvement in the strikes, says Turkey’s defence minister.
The strike has been “unequivocally condemned” by the UN, alongside EU officials, such as European Commission vice president Josep Borrell, who said it “demonstrates Russia’s total disregard for international law.” (read more)
The origin of the mysterious missile attack becomes clear when you overlay the question of ‘who has motive’?
It wasn’t Russia.
We can be almost certain it was the U.S. State Department, and covert CIA operators, who used their operational control within Ukraine to target the exports.
Stopping the export of Ukrainian grain is in the interests of the western alliance. After all, it was the United States who previously claimed, “Vladimir Putin is weaponizing food.”…
Apparently, Russian President Vladimir Putin has the ability to drive up U.S. inflation, explode U.S. energy costs, increase gasoline prices, influence global agriculture, weaken U.S. oil refining capability, disrupt availability of diesel fuel, impede the transportation of U.S. goods, force municipal energy companies to raise prices, cancel airline flights, stop the manufacturing of infant formula and now block the production -and increase the cost- of food in North America.
That’s their collective story, and they’re sticking to it.
They know where it came from, when they track its launch. Probably under 100% satellite monitoring
Russia now says it did the strike on the port. But they say only military facilities were hit.
Sundance has performed enormous services for the cause of freedom in the United States. But he does not understand Putin. I hope he comes to realize that.
Actually Sundance was correct in that Putin did not strike the grain depot as was being reported.
I think a retraction might be in order. Apparently our government was using the newly opened port to bring weapons into Ukraine, and we’re not really worried about getting the grain out. The Russians found out about it and blew up the ship that was carrying the weapons.
Way to go team USA, monkey f’ing a football.
https://www.rt.com/russia/559553-odessa-port-grain-ukraine/
Just how much grain is there ? It’s July the new crop will soon be coming in and it will need empty siloes , IMHO those siloes are almost empty !
UPDATE: The Russians say they struck two naval targets with Ukrainians saying no food infrastructure was hit. But the larger points stand. The Western Dictatorships are conducting a CIA Agit-Prop campaign to blame Russia for their own Famine Policy, and Zelensky has agreed to wreck Ukraine on their behalf.
Our instincts were correct. The Russian said they did not bomb food infrastructure. They were telling the truth.
On the other hand, the Fake Americans and their pet Zelensky said Russia did bomb the food. They were lying and they knew it. But they got a One Party- Press to uncritically repeat their lie and spread it all around the world for a day. That was their goal, because they need a scapegoat for their PlanFamine.
In other words, they LIED EXACTLY HOW THEY WOULD LIE IF THEY FIRED THE MISSLE THEMSELVES, AND FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON.