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      Nothing about blowing holes through Russian warships, simply escorting Ukrainian Black Sea grain shipments. Russia is free to fuck off or fire the first shot if they are that determined to let Africans starve from lack of grain.

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        @BombOmOm @MaxVoltage OMG they are that stupid?!

        There goes support from BRICS countries and the global south!

        Russia had been busy acting as the anti-colonialist, getting even with their former masters… And there they go, suddenly proving they don’t give a flying fish about people in the south starving, and it’s all been a show. 😂

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        Russia already has a presence in the Black Sea.
        They are the ones who can currently block the harbors, and the US ships would have to fire the first shots to force them to leave, free the ports and even get to the Ukrainian ships to escort them.

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          Russian warships can’t get within 75 miles of Ukrainian held territory for fear of another Moskva sinking. If Russia wants to open fire on NATO warships on the open sea just so Africans can starve, that is on Russia.

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      It’s not as black and white as that. There’s obviously a point where the West would have to push back against Russia. Most likely this grain deal won’t be enough for the West to make any significant new moves apart from what they’re already doing, but Russia is playing a stupid game by using mass hunger in poorer countries as a pawn in this war.

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      So developing countries, who is very dependent on imported grain, should just fend for themselves?

      I don’t think USA or NATO would risk it though.

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      Oh dont worry, it wont be Americans lol. They’ll just be confirming to the Turks where the Russians are amd what they’re thinking

      US naval vessels are barred from crossing into the baltic black sea last time i checked.

      It will be the Turkish defending the grain ships and destroying anyone who intervenes