Russia has warned that ships travelling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, will be considered potential military targets as Kyiv said it would set up a temporary shipping route to continue grain exports following Moscow’s withdrawal from a deal that permitted food shipments from Ukraine’s ports.
As explained, Ukraine established on 19th July, a temporary shipping route via Romania in the wake.
Its goal is to facilitate the unblocking of international shipping in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
…Vasyl Shkurakov, Ukraine’s acting minister for communities, territories and infrastructure development, said in a letter to the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Romania has been handling about a third of Ukraine’s grain exports since the war started, with Arrow predicting many more cargoes will head through this export avenue going forward.
The aggressive announcement from Moscow aimed at commercial shipping came as a senior White House official said that Russia was considering attacking civilian ships on the Black Sea and then putting the blame on Ukrainian forces.
Ad informed, Russia said yesterday the United Nations had three months to implement the terms of a memorandum that would facilitate Russian agricultural exports if it wanted Moscow to resume talks about allowing Ukrainian grain exports to restart.
“Russian terrorists are absolutely deliberately targeting the grain agreement infrastructure, and every Russian missile is a blow not only to Ukraine but to everyone in the world who aspires to a normal and safe life,” he wrote on Telegram.
The grain infrastructure of international and Ukrainian traders and carriers Kernel, Viterra, CMA CGM Group was damaged. Tanks and berths of the Odesa port were also damaged.
…a government report on the latest attacks on Odesa stated.
