Cover image: The cargo ship ‘Rubymar’, carrying Ukrainian grain, and the cargo ship ‘Stella GS’ from Ukraine sail at the entrance to the Bosphorus, in the Black Sea, off Kumkoy, north of Istanbul, November 2, 2022 . OZAN KOSE / AFP
- The export of Ukrainian cereals was able to resume Wednesday, November 2 after Russia returned to the agreement signed in July, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Moscow said it had received “written warranties” from Ukraine on the demilitarization of the maritime corridor used for their transport. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday evening greeted “the importance for the whole world” the recovery of exports.
- Moscow had suspended its participation on Saturday to the grain agreement following an attack carried out with marine drones against its fleet based in the bay of Sevastopol, in annexed Crimea.
- The United States praised Turkey’s role in this outcome and asked that the agreement, initially signed for four months, be renewed.
- Despite doubts about Moscow keeping its commitments, world grain prices immediately began to fall. They had flown away at the start of the week, raising fears of worsening food difficulties around the world.
- Despite these advances, fears of a Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine are growing. The United States is “increasingly concerned about this possibility”said John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council. These remarks follow information from the New York Times that Russian generals recently discussed possible modalities for tactical nuclear strikes in Ukraine.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov ruled on Wednesday “irresponsible” that the western media “deliberately inflate the subject of nuclear weapons”. The day before, the former Russian president and current number two of the Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev, had once again brandished the nuclear threat.
- On the ground, clashes continued on Wednesday with fighting mostly in eastern Ukraine and the bombing of twenty-five localities, according to the Ukrainian military command. Donetsk Oblast Governor Pavlo Kyrylenko reported the death of four civilians on Wednesday.
- The one from Zaporizhia, in the south, Oleksandr Staroukh, wrote on Telegram that the Russian army was attacking the surroundings of the city, close to the nuclear power plant of the same name, without giving details. The head of the administration of Kryvy Rih, also in the South, has, for his part, reported Russian attacks with kamikaze drones.
- Ukrainian operator Ukrenergo announced new electricity restrictions on Wednesday while the mayor of kyiv, Vitali Klitschko, promised to deploy a thousand “heating points” for the inhabitants.
- Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian strikes damaged 40% of Ukraine’s energy facilities, forcing the country to stop its exports to the European Union, where electricity prices are soaring.
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