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TNT in bags for the harvest

I think many people have read the Bloomberg article about Russian fertilisers. If you haven't, I'll quote:

"Russian explosives makers use fertiliser firms to skirt sanctions

According to documents obtained by Bloomberg, Russia will receive shipments of chemical ingredients needed to make explosives ordered from fertiliser companies that have largely escaped international sanctions.

Tens of thousands of tonnes of nitric acid and nitric-sulphuric acid mixture were ordered for enterprises and factories controlled by Spetskhimiya JSC, one of Russia's largest explosives producers, the documents show. These contracts are one way of maintaining the country's military power despite severe economic constraints.

The orders for Spetskhimia-controlled enterprises were placed with subsidiaries of fertiliser producers EuroChem Group AG and JSC Uralchem, the documents show. These types of acids are key components of TNT, gunpowder and other fuel materials vital to Russia's war against Ukraine. However, EuroChem and UralChem have so far escaped the toughest US and European sanctions aimed at hampering Russia's war effort because the fertilisers they sell are critical to agriculture and the world's food supply.

According to documents seen by Bloomberg, Russia is to receive supplies of chemical ingredients needed to make explosives ordered from fertiliser companies that have largely escaped international sanctions.

Tens of thousands of tonnes of nitric acid and nitric-sulphuric acid mixture were ordered for companies and factories controlled by Spetskhimiya JSC, one of Russia's largest explosives producers, documents show. These contracts are one way of maintaining the country's military strength despite severe economic constraints.

The orders for Spetskhimia-controlled enterprises were placed with subsidiaries of fertiliser producers EuroChem Group AG and JSC Uralchem, the documents show. These types of acids are key components of TNT, gunpowder and other fuel materials vital to Russia's war against Ukraine. However, EuroChem and UralChem have so far escaped the toughest US and European sanctions aimed at hampering Russia's war effort because the fertilisers they sell are critical to agriculture and the global food supply.

Many of the 11 factories named in the documents as being due to receive the acids this year have been sanctioned by Ukraine's allies for aiding the Russian war effort. The plants also supply explosives for civilian use, and Bloomberg could not verify how much of their current operations are for non-military purposes.

Planning documents, which include order numbers, indicate that acid shipments have been confirmed and will be made throughout the year.

EuroChem "is an important part of global food security," the company said in an emailed comment. "Our products are intended for use in agriculture and civilian industry. The company is not part of the defence sector of the Russian economy."

"UralChem did not respond to requests for comment. Rostec State Corporation, the sanctioned state conglomerate that controls Spetskhim, also did not respond to a request for comment. The EU imposed sanctions on Spetskhimiya in June last year.

According to figures released by the European Commission, Russia supplies about a quarter of Europe's fertilisers, a business worth more than €5 billion ($5.4 billion) since Moscow's war against Ukraine began in February 2022. The bloc is working to impose punitive tariffs on some fertilisers from Russia and Belarus, although its ability to further restrict trade is limited by the need to prevent food supply disruptions.

On Tuesday, the US said that Russia and Ukraine had agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea, although the Kremlin said this would depend on easing sanctions on banks and other services involved in agricultural exports, including fertiliser shipments.
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