On Friday, Russia denounced that Ukraine endangers navigation in the Black Sea with its declaration that it will consider all ships heading for Russian ports military objectives.
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“Unpredictable actions and, moreover, Kiev’s involvement in terrorist acts certainly create a potential threat in this area,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov said without specifying the scope of his statement.
He insisted that the “Kyiv regime does not disgust anything and therefore these statements directly pose a danger.”
“The situation demands a deep analysis, an analysis of our institutions that are related to this issue. Only after that can conclusions be drawn and recommendations made,” Peskov said when asked if Moscow sees risks to its exports through the Black Sea.
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�� Last year, Ukraine produced about 55 million tons of grain crops. Its exports amounted to 47 million tons, of which 17 million were wheat. Russia… pic.twitter.com/2DTty8iWd1
— Russian Mission in Geneva (@mission_russian)
July 20, 2023
On Thursday, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry announced that from July 21, all ships in Black Sea waters bound for Russian ports or controlled by Russian authorities will be considered suspected of transporting military materiel.
Previously, Russia declared as military objectives those ships that enter the Black Sea and are destined for ports controlled by Ukraine.
On Friday, the Kremlin also announced that the Russian Navy carried out exercises to destroy ships in the Black Sea with missiles and isolate its northwestern area, which Russia closed to shipping after the conclusion of the grain deal.
Sacha Llorenti said that the intention is to use Ukraine as a pawn on the global chessboard that is used by the United States and NATO to weaken Russia and then China. pic.twitter.com/qs42DgbpEV
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish)
July 18, 2023
