According to U.S. intelligence, Russia has disrupted Ukraine's commerce and is part of a plan to block the port that Kieu still manages, the Black Sea. We have a mine in Ukraine.
The Russian Navy has been ordered to mine the waters near the ports of Odessa and Ochakiv, and the Guardian reports thathas already mined the mouth of the Dniepuru River.
"The United States has information that the Black Sea Fleet has been ordered to effectively block the ports of Odesa and Ochakiv in Ukraine," said a port under the control of Kieu. We are making obvious efforts to prevent the use of. US officials told the outlet.
The report calls on the Kremlin to request Ukraine to mine Odesa and to entrust Russia with control of the route to the historic port during talks with Turkey over Kyiv's grain trade. It will arrive just two weeks after it is.
In these talks where Ukraine was not invited, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov argued that Russia would not "abuse" the Navy's dominance if Ukraine allowed such control. , Kremlin "Please allow the ship to leave [Odessa] freely."
"Marine trade in the northern third of the Black Sea has made the region dangerous for navigation, but Ukraine's maritime transport is essential to global food security. So I can't say it conservatively, "said US officials.
The United States also declassified satellite images on Thursday, indicating that a Russian missile attack on Ukraine's second-largest grain terminal in the city of Mykolaiv was revealed.
Ukraine, formerly one of the world's largest exporters of wheat, corn and sunflower oil, has millions of tons of importance in silos due to Russia's invasion and the subsequent blockade of the Black Sea. Grocery is suffering.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns earlier this month "The impact of the war on food security, energy and finance is systematic, serious and speeding up," he said of the global famine.
The war, in addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, rising fuel prices and the effects of other forces, "unleashed an unprecedented wave of hunger and poverty, causing social and economic turmoil. I have. " He said.
