(2023-08-07). US/France Threaten Intervention In Resource-Rich Niger. popularresistance.org The US and France have threatened foreign intervention to re-install a pro-Western regime in Niger. | Niger is a major producer of gold and uranium, the latter of which is needed for European nuclear energy. The country has significant oil reserves to which foreign corporations have wanted access. It also hosts large US drone bases. | These Western threats follow coups led by nationalist, anti-colonial military officers in neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali, whose governments have warned that intervention would be considered an act of war, and could thus set off a regional conflict. | West Africa is rich in natura…
(2023-08-07). Atomic bombing of Japan was not necessary to end WWII. US gov't documents admit it. geopoliticaleconomy.com US government documents admit the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not necessary to end WWII. Japan was on the verge of surrendering. The nuclear attack was the first strike in Washington's Cold War on the Soviet Union.
(2023-08-07). NATO Imposes the Yoke. The SCO Brings Freedom and Equality. libya360.wordpress.com Adnan Akfirat Türkiye should immediately leave NATO and join the SCO and BRICS to protect its sovereignty, territorial integrity and ensure the development of its national economy! The motto "America must not leave us, otherwise Russia will come" was used by far-right organizations in Türkiye in the 1970s that were governed by the US Gladio….
(2023-08-07). Targeted easing steps for real estate sector in offing. ecns.cn Expanding effective housing demand and improving market expectations will be among the top priorities of policymakers to stabilize the property market, a sector key to reviving the recovery of the world's second-largest economy.
(2023-08-07). State Taxation Administration announces 28 measures to boost private economy. ecns.cn The State Taxation Administration (SAT) of China on Sunday announced 28 measures to facilitate tax payments and promote the development of the private sector, with a focus on supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individual businesses.
(2023-08-07). Tech Minister visits Imperial for inaugural Semiconductor Advisory Panel meeting. imperial.ac.uk Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy Paul Scully MP held the Government's first Semiconductor Advisory Panel meeting at the White City Campus…
(2023-08-06). The July Jobs Report: The Good News Keeps Coming. cepr.net It would be hard to imagine a much better jobs report than what we got Friday. The economy generated 187,000 jobs for the month, somewhat fewer than the consensus. The jobs numbers for the prior two months were also revised down by 90,000. At the same time, the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent, …
(2023-08-07). U.S. Leaders Are Split on China Policy. transcend.org 3 Aug 2023 – The U.S. bipolar approach to China: It aims to constrain China's economic, political, and military development because it has become U.S.' chief economic competitor—thus, enemy. However, U.S. also seeks to secure the many benefits of its companies doing business in China. "Decoupling" or "de-risking"?
(2023-08-07). A declaration from West Africa Peoples Organization on Niger. workers.org 
The slightly edited statement was released on Aug. 2, 2023. The West Africa Peoples Organisation (WAPO) released a declaration condemning the ultimatums announced by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and West African Economic and Monetary Union (Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine, UEMOA) on the situation in . . . |
(2023-08-07). Video: COVID Lockdown Measures Contribute to Economic Destabilization and Undermine Civil Society. Prof. Michel Chossudovsky. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Nigeria's Senate Refuses To Support ECOWAS Plan For Military Intervention. popularresistance.org The regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has drawn up a plan for a military invasion of Niger to restore the ousted Mohamed Bazoum to presidency. However, in Nigeria, whose president Bola Tinubu is the current chair of ECOWAS, the Senate has refused to support the military intervention. | On Saturday, August 5, at a closed-door executive session to deliberate on Tinubu's letter seeking the Senate's support for "military buildup and deployment of personnel for military intervention," "almost all senators… totally ruled out the military options," an unnamed senator told Premium Times…
(2023-08-07). Climate breakdown threatens food security and health in Iraq. peoplesdispatch.org As another heat wave hit West Asia at the beginning of August, temperatures in Baghdad reached 51 degrees Celsius. "For a person like me, with access to air conditioning, this was unbearable. Imagine how it was for those with compromised health or compromised economic status," says Muntather Hassan, a dentist working at the Iraqi Al-Amal Association, reflecting on the health effects of climate change in Iraq. | Hassan authored a
(2023-08-07). When everything tips over. indybay.org So it's high time for the left to break out of its shock paralysis, to start politicizing knowledge again and to develop its own models and approaches that are both bigger and smaller than the warning about the end of humanity. First, by taking into account the economic structures…. And on the other hand, by going into the painstaking, everyday detail work.
(2023-08-07). Spurring development, innovation, jobs, livelihood the Chinese way. ecns.cn With mid-July data showing China's second-quarter GDP grew slower than expected, policymakers now face the daunting task of consolidating the economic recovery trend and stabilizing employment.
(2023-08-07). Niger's military authorities are taking extreme measures. plenglish.com Niamey, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) The Government deployed forces here, closed the airspace and mobilized the youth in case that the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) launches its announced military operation on Monday.
(2023-08-07). Expiration of Ultimatum for Niger Motivates ECOWAS Meeting. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will host a new extraordinary presidential summit on Niger, after its ultimatum for the Nigerien military to step down expired at midnight on Sunday. | RELATED: | "The ECOWAS leaders will assess and discuss the political situation and recent developments in Niger," ECOWAS said. This high-level meeting, which will be held in Abuja, the capital of Ni…
(2023-08-07). Niger Denounce Possible Military Intervention, Airspace Closed. telesurenglish.net The military junta in Niger announced this Sunday that it is closing again the airspace of the African country as of midnight local time (UTC), coinciding with the expiration of the ultimatum given by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the military in power to restore the constitutional order, under the threat of a military intervention. | Related: | According to a communiqué read by Major Colonel Amadou Abdara…
(2023-08-07). Niger is just the latest in a string of anti-colonial coups in Africa. peoplesworld.org 
At 3 a.m. on July 26 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani, closed the country's borders and declared a curfew. The coup d'etat was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union, and the European Union. Both France and the …
(2023-08-07). When everything tips over. indybay.org So it's high time for the left to break out of its shock paralysis, to start politicizing knowledge again and to develop its own models and approaches that are both bigger and smaller than the warning about the end of humanity. First, by taking into account the economic structures…. And on the other hand, by going into the painstaking, everyday detail work.
(2023-08-07). Spurring development, innovation, jobs, livelihood the Chinese way. ecns.cn With mid-July data showing China's second-quarter GDP grew slower than expected, policymakers now face the daunting task of consolidating the economic recovery trend and stabilizing employment.
(2023-08-07). Niger's military authorities are taking extreme measures. plenglish.com Niamey, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) The Government deployed forces here, closed the airspace and mobilized the youth in case that the Economic Commission of West African States (ECOWAS) launches its announced military operation on Monday.
(2023-08-07). Expiration of Ultimatum for Niger Motivates ECOWAS Meeting. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will host a new extraordinary presidential summit on Niger, after its ultimatum for the Nigerien military to step down expired at midnight on Sunday. | RELATED: | "The ECOWAS leaders will assess and discuss the political situation and recent developments in Niger," ECOWAS said. This high-level meeting, which will be held in Abuja, the capital of Ni…
(2023-08-07). Niger Denounce Possible Military Intervention, Airspace Closed. telesurenglish.net The military junta in Niger announced this Sunday that it is closing again the airspace of the African country as of midnight local time (UTC), coinciding with the expiration of the ultimatum given by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the military in power to restore the constitutional order, under the threat of a military intervention. | Related: | According to a communiqué read by Major Colonel Amadou Abdara…
(2023-08-07). Niger is just the latest in a string of anti-colonial coups in Africa. peoplesworld.org At 3 a.m. on July 26 2023, the presidential guard detained President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey, the capital of Niger. Troops, led by Brigadier General Abdourahmane Tchiani, closed the country's borders and declared a curfew. The coup d'etat was immediately condemned by the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union, and the European Union. Both France and the …
(2023-08-06). No U.S./French-backed invasion of Niger! workers.org 
"When Africa becomes economically free and politically united, the monopolists will come face to face with their own working class in their own countries, and a new struggle will arise within which the liquidation and collapse of imperialism will be complete." — Kwame Nkrumah, Neo-Colonialism, the Last Stage of imperialism . . . |
(2023-08-06). From Chi-Town bagman to ECOWAS chairman: meet the former money launderer leading the push to invade Niger. thegrayzone.com Since the overthrow of Niger's US-friendly government, West African nations of the ECOWAS bloc have threatened an invasion of their neighbor. Before leading the charge for intervention, ECOWAS chair Bola Tinubu spent years laundering millions for heroin dealers in Chicago, and has since been ensnared in numerous corruption scandals. Hours after Niger's Western-backed leader was detained by the country's presidential guard on July 28, Nigerian President and chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Bola Tinubu leapt …
(2023-08-06). Venezuela's VP Delcy Rodríguez Meets With India's Vice President and Foreign Minister in New Delhi. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, held a meeting with the vice president of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, in New Delhi, where they discussed the economic cooperation between the two countries. | The meeting took place on Thursday, August 3, after Rodríguez's participation in the 9th India, Latin America, and Caribbean Conclave in New Delhi, the capital of India. | The Venezuelan vice president posted on social media X (formerly Twitter) that new growth opportunities for both countries were discussed at the meeting. | H.E. Ms. Delcy Rodríguez, Executive Vice-President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venez…
(2023-08-06). Nigeria Senate Warns Against Military Intervention in Niger. news.antiwar.com Nigeria's Senate has warned against military intervention in neighboring Niger after Nigerian President Bola Tinubu requested backing for such an action against Niger's new military junta. Nigeria currently holds the rotating presidency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which has threatened to use military force if Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum is not …
(2023-08-06). Coup D'Etat In Niger: Africa On Verge Of New War With Deep Geopolitical Effects. southfront.org 
Illustrative Image | Eleven days have passed since the military coup against the pro-Western government of Mohamed Bazoum, and foreign efforts to thwart the coup d'état and return Bazoum to power continue. At first glance, this coup may not seem so important, but the background and the special value of Niger in Africa show the high importance of the recent events in the country, important events that can ultimately lead to political, military and even economic changes in Africa. | On Wednesday, July 26, Niger…
(2023-08-07). South Africa Chinese Investment Ahead of BRICS Summit. infobrics.org The country is looking to Chinese infrastructure expertise as it struggles with energy blackouts and stubbornly high long-term unemployment rates…
(2023-08-07). Erika Endrijonas Legal Mess Lands In Federal Court. indybay.org Erika Endrijonas may have taken the helm of Santa Barbara City College, but the legal mess she created at Los Angeles Valley College is headed for Federal Court. Local News Black-outs may assuage egos, but they don't serve the community and low-income students.
(2023-08-07). Dying by degrees: Labor's uni review too little too late. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-07). Labor's casual worker reforms need to go further. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-07). Open letter to Labor: Increase the allowance to refugees stranded in Indonesia. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-07). Victorian Labor may delay bail reforms. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-07). Namibia Captured By Chinese Capital & Union Busting Drive With George Martin &Hewat Beukes. indybay.org China is the largest exporter of capital in the world and in Namibia Chinese public and private companies have taken over all the uranium and marble mines. According to unionists they are also on a union busting drive to destroy the unions and bring in contract labor.
(2023-08-07). From East Palestine, Silicon Valley & Hunters Point, Toxins, Workers & Whistleblowers. indybay.org This is a panel on the toxic dangers to workers and the community from East Palestine, Silicon Valley To Hunters Point shipyard.
(2023-08-07). Thursday 8/31: Reclaiming the Militant Legacy of Labor Day. indybay.org Join Zoom meeting: | us02web.zoom.us/j/81040660090…
(2023-08-07). Which class should control Artificial Intelligence: the workers or the bosses? indybay.org Working people should control and run AI for the benefit of workers and the public. In order to do that they need the unions to break from the Democrats and build a mass democratic workers party that will stop this capitalist madness for profits and destruction of workers jobs.
(2023-08-07). We Rise Fighting! Labor Podcast Episode 50: Sinead O'Connor, Teamsters, Defending the Tampa 5, RNC protests, Starbucks Workers, Amazon Workers Strike in Britain and More! wibailoutpeople.org
(2023-08-07). Wage Gains at UPS Have Amazon Workers Demanding More. labornotes.org
(2023-08-07). The Deafening Silence About the Vax. thealtworld.com Here is a small collection of reports from the last day or two documenting the extreme danger of the Covid "vaccine." Independent medical scientists, which means medical scientists not on Big Pharma's payroll, grant list, or subject to control or influence by Big Pharma-associated colleagues, administrators, employers, have proven conclusively that the Covid "vaccine" is far more dangerous than the Covid virus engineered by Tony Fauci's NIH grants to the University of North Carolina and the Wuhan Laboratory in China. | There are various explanations available about who released the Covid virus and where. As best…
(2023-08-07). Climate conference slams Labor for supporting fossil fuel industry. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-06). Lula Signs Decree Authorizing Brazil's Purchase of Electricity From Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has signed a decree reopening the country's ability to purchase electricity from Venezuela, a collaborative opportunity that had been suspended during the government of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. | The Brazilian minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, emphasized the decree's significance, stating that it will facilitate the "execution of contracts aimed at importing clean and renewable energy from Venezuela to Brazil from the Guri hydroelectric plant, which will once again play an important role in guaranteeing cheap and sustainable ene…
(2023-08-06). USW Local 4-200 begins ULP strike at Robert Wood Johnson New Brunswick. fightbacknews.org Edison, NJ – Members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 4-200 began an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike, August 4, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick. | The more than 1700 nurses work throughout the hospital, in many cases providing care for some of the most complex cases in the state. | Their most recent contract expired on June 30, after several months of bargaining. The parties then extended it through July 21. | Workers provided the hospital's management with notice of their intent to strike on July 24. | "Our members remain deeply committed to our patients," said Local 4-200 Pre…
(2023-08-06). Which Way Forward, Socialist? jacobin.com Democratic Socialist of America members deciding the future of the country's largest socialist organization this weekend.
(2023-08-07). Georgetown Study: Researchers Show Being Born Rich is Better Than Being Smart. moguldom.com This might seem like a no-brainer to some, but a new study found that being born rich is better than being born smart. A recent study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) found that being born wealthy is a stronger predictor of adult success in the U.S. than academic excellence. The …
(2023-08-07). Can we measure inequality without tallying the wealth of our wealthy?Ôøº. nationofchange.org Hundreds of prestigious economists don't think so. The World Bank, unfortunately, does.
(2023-08-06). The Climate Movement Has A Recruiting And Retention Problem. popularresistance.org Last year, climate movement colleagues and I engaged in a project to map the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats facing the Australian climate movement. We learned many things, but one of the biggest themes we heard over and again from groups was the challenges they face in recruiting and retaining staff and volunteers with the skills, experience and capacities needed for climate justice work. In fact, this was the top organizational challenge named by groups after financial stability, which is saying something for a heavily under-resourced sector. | So what's behind this challenge with finding and k…
(2023-08-07). 'Renters are struggling': economists back tenant-led push for federal rent control. nationofchange.org "We have seen corporate landlords—who own a larger share of the rental market than ever before—use inflation as an excuse to hike rents and reap excess profits beyond what should be considered fair and reasonable."
(2023-08-07). Ministry targets grads' sugarcoated job data. ecns.cn The Ministry of Education vowed to crack down on some universities' act of "sugarcoating" or falsifying dissatisfying graduates' employment figures, it said, adding that it has dispatched teams to inspect the work.
(2023-08-07). Will Christina Aguilera, Imagine Dragons cross international picket line? electronicintifada.net US pop stars plan to perform on ruins of ethnically cleansed Palestinian villages.
(2023-08-07). AUKUS military integration criticised amid calls for more social spending. greenleft.org.au 
(2023-08-07). Ontario cut real per capita spending by 3.6 per cent last year. monitormag.ca Under the current finance minister, the province has a strong tendency to spend significantly less than it budgets for.
(2023-08-06). Poll: Most Americans Oppose More Spending on the Ukraine War. news.antiwar.com The majority of Americans oppose additional spending on the war in Ukraine, according to a CNN poll that was released on Friday. The poll was conducted by SRSR from July 1-31, with a sample size of 1,279 respondents. It found that 55% of the respondents say Congress should not authorize more spending on the war …
(2023-08-07). China, Indonesia release achievements under 'Two Countries, Twin Parks' cooperation. ecns.cn China and Indonesia released high-quality development achievements under "Two Countries, Twin Parks" project at the ASEAN China (Fujian) Cooperation Forum on Trade and Investment held in Fuzhou City, capital of Fujian Province, on Sunday.
(2023-08-07). "It's a Way of Reparations": Why Henrietta Lacks Settlement Matters for Bioethics & Racial Justice. democracynow.org 
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black cancer patient whose cells were taken by Johns Hopkins University Hospital without her consent in 1951, has reached a deal over the unethical use of her cells with pharmaceutical company Thermo Fisher Scientific. Henrietta Lacks's family has denounced the racist medical system that allowed the biotech company to make billions in profit from the "HeLa" cell line, which helped produce remedies for multiple diseases, including the first polio vaccine. Details of the settlement were not made public, but the plaintiffs celebrated the lawsuit's resolution l…
(2023-08-07). The landlords' anti-rent-control argument is pure BS. mronline.org 
Setting limits on how much landlords can increase rents, as Councilmember Kshama Sawant's legislation would do the moment the unjust state rent control ban is lifted, is a commonsense response to this sick profiteering.
(2023-08-07). Memphis Bakery Workers seek public support for 2-month strike. peoplesworld.org 
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Bakery Workers Local 399G members in Memphis, Tenn., forced to strike at the start of June for respect and against their profitable employer's demand for no overtime pay and health care benefit cuts, are going public with their struggle with the firm, International Flavors and Fragrances. The 200 workers, who make soy protein products …
(2023-08-07). The Dialectics of History: Aggression Produces a Reaction of Solidarity. transcend.org 1 Aug 2023 – History is dialectical, as described by Hegel, Marx and Engels. We see this in our times as three policies of aggression have led to the increased solidarity of those who have been attacked.
(2023-08-07). Renewing political Marxism. mronline.org 
REVIEW OF ISABELLE GARO'S "COMMUNISM AND STRATEGY"
(2023-08-06). India: Commemorating poet, writer and revolutionary, Saroj Dutta. greenleft.org.au 
Members of the All India Students Association and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) — Liberation (CPIML) gathered in central Kolkata on August 5 to mark 52 years since one of the CPIML's founders and historic leaders, Saroj Dutta, was murdered, report Isaac Nellist, Jacob Andrewartha and Chloe DS.
(2023-08-07). Dangerous Crossroads, "Towards Total War"? Supported by US-NATO, Kiev Regime Wages Attacks, Targets "Inside Russian Territory" globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). Dangerous Crossroads, "Towards Total War"? Supported by US-NATO, Kiev Regime Wages Attacks Inside Russian Territory. globalresearch.ca
(2023-08-07). How Green Is Lab-grown meat? transcend.org 28 Jul 2023 – Synthetic foods are the next generation of ultra-processed foods through the hyper-processing of industrially produced crops, a combination of processed and artificial ingredients produced through synthetic biology and cell-culturing.
(2023-08-07). Sri Lankan union agrees to government censorship of health employees. wsws.org This censorship is an outright betrayal of the democratic right to freedom of expression, underscoring the role of the trade union as the industrial police for government and corporations.
(2023-08-07). Second game of Cuban baseball playoffs postponed due to rains. plenglish.com Las Tunas, Cuba, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) Rains deteriorated the conditions at the Julio Antonio Mella stadium, so the second game of playoffs of the Cuban Baseball Series between Industriales and Las Tunas was postponed on Sunday.
(2023-08-07). nuestrAmérica: Segundo Congreso Mundial contra el neoliberalismo educativo. indybay.org nuestrAmérica: Segundo Congreso Mundial contra el neoliberalismo educativo | Encuentro en Panamá…
(2023-08-07). The East Is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century. transcend.org 1 Aug 2023 – Western media never stop warning us of China: it menaces Taiwan, threatens its neighbors and shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and sticks military bases on Cuba. It spies on us by the most devious means, through TikTok, Huawei 5G, and weather balloons, and ensnares Africa with debt traps.
(2023-08-07). The US Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela's Oil. orinocotribune.com The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country's oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the US claims as it's "backyard." | It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas Maduro was illegitimate were always a ruse needed to get US corporate hands on Venezuela's oil company, CITGO. | All the years of demonization, choosing an "interim president" who addressed Congress and met with US allies around the world, and collusion with corporate media to spread war propaganda, were all part of a bipart…
(2023-08-07). 78th anniversary of US atomic bombing of Hiroshima: In 2023, socialism or barbarism. wsws.org The 1945 bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki constitute one of the most horrific war crimes ever committed. To this day, only the US government and military, the self-proclaimed leadership of the "free world," have used nuclear weapons.
(2023-08-06). China and DPRK Mark 70th Anniversary of Historic Victory Over US Imperialism. orinocotribune.com By Friends of Socialist China — Jul 31, 2023 | The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) organized a number of grand celebrations to mark the 70th anniversary of the signing of the armistice agreement on July 27, 1953, that ended just over three years of bitter fighting in the Korean War. Known as the Fatherland Liberation War in the DPRK and as the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea in China, July 27 is considered in both countries as a triumphant day when the two fledgling socialist states scored a historic victory over U.S. imperialism and its satellite forces. | A high-level Chinese party…
(2023-08-07). Iran 1953: MI6 Plots With Islamists To Overthrow Democracy. orinocotribune.com By Mark Curtis — Aug 1, 2023 | Declassified British files highlight a little known aspect of the joint MI6/CIA coup against Iran's democratically elected government in August 1953 — UK covert action in support of leading radical Shia Islamists, the predecessors of Ayatollah Khomeini. | ‚Ä¢ British officials wanted "a non-communist coup d'etat" in Iran to install a "dictator" who would promote UK oil interests | ‚Ä¢ UK and US governments backed Islamist forces to stir up unrest and even considered installing Ayatollah Kashani as a client leader following a coup | In many…
(2023-08-07). Was There Really a Massacre in Tiananmen Square—or Was It an Illusion Fabricated by U.S. Politicians and Corporate Media to Make Americans Hate China? covertactionmagazine.com In 1989, the American public was flooded with iconic images of brave Chinese students standing up to Chinese Communist tanks in Tiananmen Square—students who were then brutally slaughtered by the Chinese military. Or so we were led to believe. But a startling new book reveals that the American public may have been deceived. According to …
(2023-08-07). Russia pulls out of phony Ukrainian grain deal, 'turns its face' towards Africa. thecommunists.org In July 2022. it was announced that Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Nations had come to an understanding whereby Russia would ensure Ukraine's continued export of grain and fertiliser. At the same time, all restrictions on the export of Russian agricultural products and fertilisers to countries in need would also be lifted. To allow …