Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday it would deem all ships travelling to Ukrainian ports to be potential carriers of military cargo and their flag countries to be parties to the conflict on the Ukrainian side.
The move follows Russia’s decision this week to pull out of the U.N.-brokered Black Sea grain export deal which had guaranteed the safety of Ukrainian exports for the past year.
“In connection with the termination of the Black Sea Initiative and the end of the maritime humanitarian corridor, from 00.00 Moscow time on July 20, 2023 (2100 GMT on Wednesday) all ships proceeding to Ukrainian ports in Black Sea waters will be considered as potential carriers of military cargo,” the ministry said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app.
One of the main reasons why the US and its Euro peons orchestrated the coup which toppled the constitutional, democratically-elected government of Ukraine in 2014 was to deprive Russia of its Black Sea Fleet homeport in Crimea. The grand result of the incredibly stupid project is that our puppet government in Ukraine will be landlocked.