A long, slow way to a Russian-Ukrainian ceasefire

After the three-day talks in Saudi Arabia, some improvements.

Between the United States and Russia, two separate text expressing contracts between the United States and Ukraine.

There were some differences, but it was very much the same. All parties agreed to provide secure navigation, use force and prevent trade ships for military purposes in the Black Sea. ”

They also agreed to “Agreement” for a contract for Russia and Ukraine to ban the strikes against energy facilities.

President Zelensky has not been an open prohibition on the attacks of civil infrastructure, but in a broad content.

Journalists told the journalists that Ukraine immediately implemented the black sea and energy ceasefire.

He also has a node of the United States to help the exchanges of war, release of civil prisoners and returns to the release of civil prisoners and returned Ukrainian children.

But then the third document given by the Kremlin confused by the waters.

The original agreement between the United States and Russia has applied the invisible terms.

The Black Sea ceasefire was removed only in Russian banks, insurers, companies, ports and sanctions that allow ships to export more agricultural and fertilizers.

In other words, this agreement was not like the revival of the old Black Sea Grain Initiative in 2023, but also the opportunity to withdraw an important number of economic sanctions.

However, it may take it for a while, and thereby can postpone the ceasefire for any sea.

It may not be completely in the US gift to make all the changes in Russia.

For example, any return to the rapid financial messaging system demanded the approval of the EU.

The Kremlin said that the 30-day 30-day break will be retrieved to start on March 18 and violating one side the deal.

In other words, the agreed thing is a fragile step to reduce some of the battles in Ukraine, but without a guarantee of success in the atmosphere of mutual distrust.

Although today’s agreement survives, it is still a long way in the US comprehensive ceasefire.

Often ceasefire are said to be incidental. And this is true as this Agreement.

Neither is the announcement of any ceasefire or how it is done. In other words, the proof of the pudding will be in the meal.

Will both sides work on this deal and then live? Because we will learn a lot about any of the two sides answering these questions.

Do they want the ceasefire to become a longer term of peace? Or do they just want to trade when you prefer the house in the battlefield?