The UN does not consider the Ukrainian maritime corridor to be stable

The United Nations does not consider the Ukrainian maritime corridor in the Black Sea to be stable and predictable.

The UN believes that the corridor secured by Ukraine is not permanent or predictable, said Saviano Abreu, spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in an interview with “Ukrinform”.

“The problem with these alternatives is that they are still not sustainable or even predictable. The Black Sea Initiative was a system that guaranteed the safety of ships entering and leaving. Unfortunately, after its termination, we again saw an increase in mine pollution in the Black Sea. And we saw the level of strikes on Ukrainian ports, including on the Danube River, which could be alternative,” Abreu commented.

The UN spokesman added that Russia’s decision to terminate the Black Sea Initiative had dire consequences for Ukraine and the world. Ukrainian farmers lost the opportunity to export goods at the same level, and global food prices began to rise.

Abreu said that UN Secretary-General António Guterres is currently looking for a solution to “guarantee safe, predictable and sustainable civilian shipping in the Black Sea”.

It is worth noting that during the existence of the Black Sea Initiative, Russia simply did not allow ships with grain headed to or from Ukraine, and also did not neglect shelling, for example, of the Odesa port.