Russia declares all ships heading to Ukrainian Black Sea ports as "military targets"
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Russia’s Defense Ministry has designated all
ships bound for Ukrainian ports in the Black
Sea as “potential carriers of military cargo,” Russian news agency RIA
Novosti reported on July 19.
"From 00:00 Moscow time on July 20, all ships in Black Sea waters heading towards Ukrainian ports will be considered potential carriers of military cargo," the statement says.
Russia stated that the countries under whose flag these ships sail will be considered “involved in the Ukrainian conflict” on Ukraine’s side. Moscow also designated several maritime areas in the northwest and southeast parts of the international waters of the Black Sea as "temporarily dangerous for navigation."
On July 17, Russia officially announced its withdrawal from the grain agreement after an attack on the Crimean Bridge.
At the same time, Moscow revoked guarantees of maritime security in the Black Sea.
On the same day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy proposed that Ukraine, the UN, and Turkey continue with the grain agreement without Russia’s participation.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative, mediated by the UN and Turkey in July 2022, allowed for three Ukrainian ports to keep exporting agricultural produce.
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