So they gave up trying to justify exceptions by claims of dual citizenship or whatever and now straight up saying that there are no more mercs at all? Does that mean that everyone will now have to treat all Iran's mercs in other conflicts as prisoners of war? Or it's another double standard that somehow only applies to Ukraine?
Why why are they allowing Nuland to speak? Hasn't she done enough? The message was always clear Russia applying pressure to Ukraine #5 wheat exporter (8.5%) was the reason for global food shortages U.S. Treasury: Agricultural, Medical Products Not Part of Russia Sanctions Now Nuland goes off yapping her mouth admitting that apparently there was pressure from "global community" to a #1 agricultural exporter? So global shortages in food are because of pressure to a #5 exporter but not to #1 exporter? someone take her microphone away!
Nobody is stopping Russia from exporting grain...or any agriculture commodities...so...yeah....someone give her microphone back.
Umm you might want to reread this, who said anything about stopping? Strawman much? Nobody is stopping Ukraine from exporting grain either. State Department said that global community applying pressure to Russia's agricultural exports. You know blockading ports, preventing insuring vessels and their refueling...
Russia is stopping Ukraine from exporting about 80% of it's grain by blocking their ports.
The "global community" is pressuring Russia to stop blocking Ukraine's ports, so that the grain can be exported and less people starve.
The kind of pressure Russia is putting on Ukraine is not the same kind of pressure the rest of the world is putting on Russia. I think that's what confused you.