ISTANBUL: A second civilian cargo ship to sail from Ukraine since Russia withdrew from a UN-backed Black Sea grain export settlement safely reached Istanbul on Monday, marine visitors screens stated.
The Liberian-flagged bulk provider Primus hugged the coasts of Nato members Romania and Bulgaria after departing Odesa on Sunday in defiance of a Russian blockade.
Moscow warned that it might thought-about any ships within the Black Sea as army goal and commenced bombing Ukrainian port infrastructure after withdrawing from the UN and Turkey-mediated deal final month.
The Russian navy fired on and briefly boarded a Turkish-owned vessel that entered the Black Sea earlier this month.
A significant grain and seed oil exporter, Ukraine is attempting to determine a brand new route that its ships can use with out Russia’s involvement in time for the autumn harvest.
Ukraine now is determined by land routes and a shallow river port that severely limits its grain export volumes.
Turkey has been attempting to revive the unique settlement, hoping to make use of it as springboard for broader peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow.
Turkish Overseas Minister Hakan Fidan stated on a go to to Kyiv on Friday that he noticed “no various” to reviving the unique deal.
Fidan is predicted to journey to Moscow within the coming days to debate the Kremlin’s calls for and arrange a gathering between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
No timing or venue for the presidential talks has been set.
The Liberian-flagged bulk provider Primus hugged the coasts of Nato members Romania and Bulgaria after departing Odesa on Sunday in defiance of a Russian blockade.
Moscow warned that it might thought-about any ships within the Black Sea as army goal and commenced bombing Ukrainian port infrastructure after withdrawing from the UN and Turkey-mediated deal final month.
The Russian navy fired on and briefly boarded a Turkish-owned vessel that entered the Black Sea earlier this month.
A significant grain and seed oil exporter, Ukraine is attempting to determine a brand new route that its ships can use with out Russia’s involvement in time for the autumn harvest.
Ukraine now is determined by land routes and a shallow river port that severely limits its grain export volumes.
Turkey has been attempting to revive the unique settlement, hoping to make use of it as springboard for broader peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow.
Turkish Overseas Minister Hakan Fidan stated on a go to to Kyiv on Friday that he noticed “no various” to reviving the unique deal.
Fidan is predicted to journey to Moscow within the coming days to debate the Kremlin’s calls for and arrange a gathering between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.
No timing or venue for the presidential talks has been set.
