Ukraine announced on Sunday that a second cargo ship, blocked in the port of Odessa by Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea export deal, has set sail and arrived in Romanian territorial waters.
Kiev unilaterally decided to establish a temporary shipping corridor earlier this month after Moscow left the deal, which was aimed at ensuring the safety of navigation for the transportation of export cargo, including grain, from Ukrainian ports.
Tensions in the Black Sea
He added that the ship (the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Primus) was carrying steel for the African market. “I thank everyone who made this possible: our dockers, our fighters and all those who stand up for freedom,” he added.
At the same time, Russia, which had threatened to consider any ship heading for Ukrainian ports as a potential target from now on, announced that it had sent a fighter jet to fend off a US Air Force reconnaissance drone. Joined. over the Black Sea.
Moscow and kyiv have intensified their military activities in the Black Sea since the failure of the UN-brokered export deal.
Russia shelled Ukrainian port infrastructure at sea and on the Danube, while Ukraine attacked Russian ships in its waters and in the Moscow-annexed Crimean peninsula.
Source: BFM TV
