Russia’s war against Ukraine is also taking place at sea. And not for purely military reasons. At stake is a very harsh economic crash, on top of Moscow’s plan to “starve” Kyiv (and beyond). Precisely for this reason, Russia is blocking almost a hundred food transport ships in the Black Sea. She also bombed three ships that had been chartered from a farm around the world. The news was revealed by the US First Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Shermanquoted from Ukrinform.
Huge amounts of food pass through the Black Sea. It is estimated that the 30% of world exports of grain An additional 20% of the Corn and 75% ofsunflower oil. The inevitable consequences are soon known: the increase in prices of these products in all markets of the world. Faced with the increasingly dramatic situation, many exporters have decided to stop their ships: they will no longer send them to the Black Sea, at least until the situation improves. And the stop affects not only Ukrainian ports, which have become the focus of the conflict, but also Russian ones. “The Russian Navy blocks access to Ukrainian ports said Sherman and this effectively blocks the export of grain”.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian President is putting pressure on Norway. In a speech to the Oslo Parliament Volodymyr Zelenskyy He says ports must be closed to Russia: “Russia should not be able to freely use ports around the world. It is a matter of global maritime security.” A very strong request, just as strong is the accusation of piracy in Moscow because it blocked Ukrainian ports.
“Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea and Sea of Azov have been blocked by Russia since the first day of its invasion,” the President said, adding that the mine Russians drift at sea and can cause very serious damage. “God forbid he added whether it is a passenger ship, a merchant ship or an oil tanker, the detonation of which could result not only in human casualties but also in a largescale environmental disaster.” .
The Ukrainian leader also returned to demand that more weapons be sent to his country, but not random weapons. Want rockets, air defense and antitank systems. “Any weapons you can give us will be used to defend ours and yours freedom‘ Zelenskyy said in his heartfelt appeal, emphasizing that the future of ‘the entire European continent, from North to South, from East to West’, will be decided in Ukraine.