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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
And news within the context of the grain deal is Russia sent signs of drones to destroy more grain distribution infrastructure in Ukraine overnight.
It was a "see, were in charge" action, with a "were the victim here" diatribe with Erdogan. At this point Erdogan wants to be the broker of the grain deal, Russia has all the leverage and gains little by agreeing again.
Putin today after meeting with Erdogan says no deal
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Russias continued campaign against Ukraine's grain export infrastructure is really baffling. I get the initial strikes at Odessa harbor as a show of force and an F U, but beyond that it just seems really stupid.
It's not just that there would be much more valuable things those drones and missiles could be targeting, but it's just weakening an incentive for other countries to negotiate with Russia, the only path Russia really has to get out of this war with some kind of a W. This isn't something that's going to create problems for Ukraine or the West , it's causing trouble in places like Africa and the Middle East, key areas where Russia has been trying to gain influence.
It's basically just very actively alienating everyone, especially many Russian allies, while wasting valuable resources on something that has little to no real military value.