Ukrainian floating mines are blocking the port of Odessa

Look at this sentence and ask yourself whether this is journalism or propaganda. Potash is a key mineral in the production of fertilizer:

"The option of taking grain by train through Belarus looks impossible due to Minsk’s demands for sanctions on potash to be lifted."

Then there's this:

"Putin noted the “readiness of the Russian side” to facilitate the unhindered sea transit of goods in coordination with Turkish partners. But Russia also wants in return the lifting of western sanctions on Russian fertilisers, something Draghi says is also being urged on the EU by Africa and warrants a second look."

They make it seem that sanctions are an Act of God which is more important than famine.

https://www.theguardian.com/wo....rld/2022/jun/02/russ

Russia and the west compete to secure safe passage for Ukraine’s grain  | Ukraine | The Guardian
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Russia and the west compete to secure safe passage for Ukraine’s grain | Ukraine | The Guardian

Analysis: both sides agree grain must reach world markets soon but each wants to decide how