Ukraine announced on Monday that it had recovered an oil and gas platform in the Black Sea that had been controlled by Moscow since 2015, following a counter-offensive operation by Kiev's forces. In a press release, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said that "Ukraine has regained control of 'Vishki Boika'". A...
Ukraine announced on Thursday the opening of temporary corridors in the Black Sea to allow the transportation of grain, despite Russia's warning that the ships could be targeted by Russian forces. "Temporary corridors have been announced for commercial ships entering and leaving Ukrainian seaports on the Black Sea," announced the...
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres said yesterday that he was "concerned" about the future of the Ukrainian grain export agreement, and that he was "working hard" to extend it beyond July 18. At a press conference, António Guterres: "I am concerned and we are working hard to ensure that it is possible to maintain...
The agreement between Russia and Ukraine to extend the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea is valid for 120 days, the Kiev government revealed on Saturday, quoted by EFECOM and the newspaper Económico. "The agreement has been extended for another 120 days," said Ukrainian Development Minister...
The head of the UN humanitarian agency today called for a one-year extension of the four-month-old agreement on Ukrainian grain exports, which expires on November 22. Martin Griffiths, who is one of the UN officials involved in the negotiations convened today told reporters in Geneva...
Turkey has decided to restrict access of Russian warships to the straits under Turkish control that give access to the Black Sea, advances Bloomberg citing two Turkish officials familiar with the issue. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had earlier indicated that he would "exercise" the authority over the straits granted to Turkey in the Convention...