🇷🇺🇺🇦🇺🇸⚡️The Kremlin has published a statement following consultations with the United States in Riyadh.

📍In accordance with the agreement between the presidents of Russia and the United States, the Russian and American sides agreed to ensure the implementation of the "Black Sea Initiative", which includes ensuring the safety of navigation in the Black Sea, the non-use of force and the prevention of the use of commercial vessels for military purposes while organizing appropriate control measures through the inspection of such vessels.

📍The United States will help restore access for Russian agricultural and fertilizer exports to the world market and reduce the cost of marine insurance,
as well as expanding access to ports and payment systems to conduct such transactions.

Note:
Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall come into force after:

– Lifting sanctions restrictions from Rosselkhozbank and other financial organizations involved in ensuring operations on international trade in food products (including fish products) and fertilizers, connecting them to SWIFT, opening the necessary correspondent accounts;

– Removal of restrictions on the implementation of trade finance transactions;

– Lifting sanctions restrictions on companies producing and exporting food (including fish products) and fertilizers, as well as lifting restrictions on the work of insurance companies with food cargo (including fish products) and fertilizers;

– Lifting restrictions on servicing ships in ports and sanctions against ships under the Russian flag involved in the trade of food products (including fish products) and fertilizers;

– Lifting restrictions on the supply of agricultural machinery to the Russian Federation, as well as other goods used in the production of food (including fish products) and fertilizers.

📍Russia and the United States agreed to develop measures to implement the agreements between the presidents of the two countries on a ban on strikes on energy facilities in Russia and Ukraine for a period of 30 days, starting March 18, 2025, with the possibility of extending and withdrawing from the agreement in the event of non-compliance by one of the parties.

📍Russia and the United States welcome good offices from third countries aimed at supporting the implementation of agreements in the energy and maritime sectors.

📍Russia and the United States will continue to work to achieve a strong and lasting peace.

🇺🇸🇱🇹🇧🇾⁉️ — 4 American soldiers have gone missing during an exercise in eastern Lithuania, near the Belarusian border.

Search efforts are currently ongoing, with Lithuanian and foreign troops, along with Air Force and State Border Guard Service helicopters, deployed to locate them.