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Arrangements With Dictators, Pathological Liars Worth Nothing

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Arrangements With Dictators, Pathological Liars Worth Nothing
LEONID NEVZLIN

Sanctions help.

Putin said it makes sense to limit grain exports from Ukrainian ports and promised to discuss the issue with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Allegedly only a few ships carrying grain headed for the poorest countries in Africa, while the rest went to rich European countries.

As the saying goes, a true master of his word - if he wants, he gives it, if he wants, he takes it back.

The only thing is that the world food crisis is the last thing he cares about. And seeking new levers to blackmail EU countries comes first.

Gas supplies used to be such a lever, but after Gazprom arbitrarily cut off Nord Stream-1 it literally went down the drain. And Europe did not get much of a fright: the storage facilities are almost full, alternative supplies have been found, emergency plans have been put in action. And there is an increasingly serious discussion about limiting the price for Russian oil and gas.

That is why Putin suddenly remembered about grain. Well, this is another lesson to the free world - agreements with dictators and pathological liars are worth nothing. Talking does not help. It helps to supply more weapons to Ukraine and weaken Moscow with sanctions.

Leonid Nevzlin, t.me

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