Russians fantasize about exporting their fertilizers through Ukraine
3.11.2022 - 10:35
The russians hope that their participation in the Black Sea initiative will allow ammonia to be transported through Odessa.
In mid-September, the UN representatives involved in the “grain agreement” offered Ukraine to “resume the transit and export of ammonia through the Tolyatti-Odesa pipeline”, the end point of which is the Odesa port plant.
It must be recalled that transit of ammonia through Odesa Port Plant stopped after the russian invasion to Ukraine in February. The UN emphasized that the restoration of supplies would add arguments for the continuation of the “grain agreement” and increase the production of fertilizers in the world.
The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said that ammonia will be accepted at the Odesa Port Plant if russia conducts an exchange of captives “all for all”. But the kremlin refused, noting that “people and ammonia are not the same thing.”
Probably, one of the conditions for russia’s continued participation in the grain initiative was the hypothetical restoration of the ammonia pipeline. At present, russian mass media are actively “inflating” the topic of “fertilizer blockade”. However, on September 20, EU High Representative Josep Borrell responded to russia’s accusations. The fact is that international suppliers of food and fertilizers themselves do not want to deal with a terrorist country.
“No one imposes sanctions on fertilizer trade between third countries and russia. Even we continue to import fertilizers from russia, with a certain limit, so how can we object to their fertilizers going to other countries? But many operators do not want to do business with russia in the future. This is their choice,” said Josep Borel.
It is worth noting that the transit of russian fertilizers, even within the framework of the Black Sea initiative, is a big question. The resumption of the pipeline is contrary to Ukraine’s security interests. First of all, this puts the Odesa Port Plant under attack, which russia can use for chemical terror.
We would like to remind that on February 24, the plant stopped all production processes and stopped receiving ammonia from the ammonia pipeline. Odesa Port Plant planned to resume work from June 1, but could not due to reussian missile attacks on Odesa region.
