Russia's Black Sea Deal Demands Raise Concerns

US and Russian statements laying out a framework for limiting military actions in the Black Sea were widely welcomed as a step to wider cease-fire in the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine: Both Moscow and Washington would “continue working toward a durable and lasting peace,” the Kremlin and the White House said.But the Kremlin statement also had specific language absent from the White House’s.Moscow would only abide by the agreement, the Kremlin said, after the West lifted sanctions on Russian banks that have been involved trading…