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MOSCOW: Russia said on Tuesday it was willing to strike a new agreement on the safety of shipping in the Black Sea – a possible stepping stone towards a ceasefire with Ukraine – but only if the United States ordered President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to respect it.Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said only such an order would provide the assurances that Russia needed.Each side criticised the other over the collapse in 2023 of an earlier agreement intended to ensure the safety of merchant shipping in the Black Sea after Russia sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine in February 2022.“We will need clear guarantees…
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Russia says it will sign Black Sea deal if US gives ‘order’ to Zelenskiy
Lyndia Volkman
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MOSCOW: Russia said on Tuesday it was willing to strike a new agreement on the safety of shipping in the Black Sea – a possible stepping stone towards a ceasefire with Ukraine – but only if the United States ordered President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to respect it.Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said only such an order would
