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| Kiev says it will use Croatian ports for grain transit |
| 2023-08-01 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Ukrainian authorities have agreed with Croatia on the use of the country's ports on the Danube River and in the Adriatic Sea for the transit of grain, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on July 31. Kuleba said Ukraine will use Croatian ports for grain transit “We agreed on the possibility of using Croatian ports on the Danube and in the Adriatic Sea for grain transportation. We will work to lay the most efficient routes to these ports and make the most of this opportunity, ”the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry quoted Kuleba’s statements after his talks with Croatian Foreign Minister Grlich Radman . Russia announced the suspension of the so-called "grain deal" on July 17. None of the promises made to Russia a year earlier have been fulfilled, Russian President Vladimir Putin said . Russia may consider returning to the deal, but only after the actual fulfillment of promises, the head of state added. The overwhelming majority of products from Ukraine did not go to the poorest countries in the world, but to the West, Ukrainian and Western companies simply made money on this deal, Vladimir Putin noted. The West not only did not help to supply grain to the poorest countries, but also prevents Russia from doing this, the president stressed. Ukraine used the sea corridors intended for the grain deal to carry out terrorist attacks and sabotage against military and civilian facilities in Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted in turn. Simultaneously with the suspension of the “grain deal”, the Russian Ministry of Defense withdrew guarantees for the safety of navigation along the corresponding Black Sea corridor. After Russia's withdrawal from the grain deal, the Ukrainian authorities announced their readiness to continue deliveries of grain and other products by land. Experts noted that the cost of delivering Ukrainian products in such a scenario would increase markedly. Related from regnum.ru 28 unexploded mines found on a beach near Istanbul A beach in the Black Sea resort of Şile near Istanbul has been closed due to the discovery of at least 28 unexploded mines, NTV reported on July 31, citing a statement from Istanbul provincial authorities. It is specified that the ammunition was discovered on July 30 during the dive of divers. Eight mines were brought ashore for subsequent destruction. Divers continue to explore the seabed near the beach. Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense warned that movement in the north-west of the Black Sea poses a danger to sailors due to mines. The military discovered a Ukrainian naval mine that was drifting uncontrollably and endangering ships. As reported by IA Regnum , according to the Ministry of Defense, the Ukrainian Navy has installed many mines in the Black Sea since the beginning of the NWO. We are talking about 420 units in the areas of Odessa, Ochakov, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny. In March last year, a drifting sea mine was discovered in the Romanian Black Sea. In April, a naval mine washed up on the coast of Turkey. Another one exploded near Batumi in Georgia in mid-February 2023. |
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