Black Sea
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticised the clean up of a major oil spill in the Black Sea and created a new task force to take over the operation, almost four weeks after the spill began. Dozens of marine mammals have been found dead since the disaster, which began on December 15 when two…
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The UK defence secretary has called Ukraine’s overnight attack in the Black Sea an “historic moment”. The “destruction” of key vessels there shows Russia can “no longer exercise safely” in the waters, said Grant Shapps. This is the first reference to “destruction” since Kyiv said it had hit two landing ships and a communications centre…
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The process of Swedish accession to NATO has been unseemly and laborious, but the final outcome will be all that counts in the minds of NATO leaders and commanders. Vladimir Putin claimed he started this war to counter NATO’s expansion to the east. It has had the opposite effect. Two countries that had been proudly…
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Ukrainian special forces have said they blew up a drilling platform in the Black Sea that Russia was using to enhance the range of its drones. Equipment on the platform was used for drones involved in attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and to control the northwestern part of the sea, a statement read. A showy…
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Ukrainian farmers believe a new Black Sea corridor could allow exports of up to 2.5 million metric tons of food per month. Amounts in that quantity would see Ukraine almost nullify the losses made since Russia exited the Black Sea grain deal in July. Kyiv has since opened what it says is a temporary humanitarian…
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Two more ships have passed through a “temporary” Black Sea shipping corridor established after Russia withdrew from a UN- backed grain export deal in July, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. The president did not identify the vessels involved or say when they had completed their passage but it comes after officials on Friday said two vessels…
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The UN warned on Friday that Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal, coupled with its bombardment of crucial ports, will compound the crisis. “We have now witnessed a further blow to global food security, as Russia, for the fourth consecutive day, struck Ukraine’s Black Sea ports in Odesa, Chornomorsk and Mykolaiv with missiles…
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The UK is hopeful that Türkiye will be able to bring Russia back to the table to resume the Black Sea grain deal, according to Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, echoing global concerns after Moscow pulled out of an agreement that gave the world access to critical supplies of Ukrainian grain. “I really hope that the…
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China on Monday backed a “fully implemented” Black Sea Grain Initiative. “China hopes that the Black Sea Grain Initiative will continue to be balanced and fully implemented,” said Mao Ning, spokeswoman of China’s Foreign Ministry. Mao said China has also put forward its initiatives for international food security cooperation, Beijing-based daily Global Times reported. “The…
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United Nations on Friday called for the removal of all obstacles to guarantee the uninterrupted continuation of the Black Sea grain deal. Speaking at a Security Council meeting on Ukraine, Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, recalled the Black Sea Initiative has enabled the safe transportation of over 32 million metric tons…
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Russia on Friday dismissed as inflammatory a media report suggesting Moscow might be weighing an attack on Ukraine and accused the United States of making a series of aggressive moves in the Black Sea. Washington has raised concerns about a potential Russian attack on Ukraine with its European Union allies, the Bloomberg news agency reported…
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