So Trump has got Russia to agree to slow Their Black Sea warring in exchange for US sanctions relief while just jawboning Ukraine to completely stop returning fire from Russia firing there. But no agreement between the fighting parties. What a deal !!
What does Ukraine get?
Ukraine appears to gain little from the agreement. Ukrainian sea drones previously drove Russia’s Black Sea Fleet away from its prized main port of Sevastopol on the occupied Crimea peninsula, opening the door to seaborne exports of Ukrainian grain.If confined to strikes on ships, the truce would appear to benefit only Russia by limiting Ukrainian attacks on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.
Ukraine said it agreed to the deal but would defend itself if Russia sent warships into the western Black Sea.
“The Ukrainians have already defeated the Black Sea Fleet, which hasn’t really participated in the war for about a year,” said George Barros, an analyst at the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank. The cease-fire “wouldn’t change anything in the reality of the war, it just protects a few, limited ships the Russians have.”"