What the Supreme Commander said at Valdai: Will there be agreements on the Black Sea... If you listen carefully to Vladimir #Putin, you can learn a lot of interesting things. During the discussion, it seems to me, the Supreme Commander lifted the curtain on the issues surrounding the negotiations regarding "ceasefires on attacks on the rear." First, here's his quote: "They tell us: 'Let them stop attacking your oil refineries, and you stop attacking their ships. Well