Politics

Ukraine and Turkey have discussed mutual rules that should ensure a minimum level of safety for civilian shipping in the Black Sea.

Ukraine and Romania have agreed to strengthen cooperation to protect civil shipping and counter growing threats in the Black Sea.

The European Parliament has called on the EU to consider deploying a naval operation in the Black Sea following recent attacks on civilian vessels off Romania and Bulgaria.

India has stepped up talks with Ukraine and Russia on Black Sea shipping security, grain exports and a possible halt to certain types of strikes, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said.

Egypt, India and Turkey have submitted to Ukraine their proposals on overcoming the blockade of the Black Sea and restoring safe shipping.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha and his Panamanian counterpart Javier Martinez-Acha discussed maritime security and freedom of navigation.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry summoned Ukraine’s Ambassador to Ankara, Nariman Dzhelyalov, after attacks on two Turkish vessels in the Black Sea.

Ukraine is ready to support Turkey’s initiative for a mutual moratorium on attacks on civilian vessels, commercial ports and energy infrastructure in the Black Sea.

Ukraine has offered Russia a mutual halt to attacks on ships transporting agricultural products through the Black Sea, but Moscow has refused.

Ukraine has appealed to the International Maritime Organization due to the sharp deterioration in shipping safety in the Black Sea.