heightened tensions in the Black Sea and Crimea

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kyiv and Moscow have been trading blow for blow in Crimea and around the Black Sea in recent days. On Wednesday July 19, Russia struck Odessa (Ukraine) for the second night in a row. The non-renewal of the grain agreement has aggravated tensions in the region.

Tension has been rising in the Black Sea for a few days. Russia and Ukraine surrender blow for blow. In Odessa, Ukraine, Russian strikes fell on the city for the second night in a row, between Tuesday July 18 and Wednesday July 19. A response to the Ukrainian attack launched Monday on the Crimean bridge, according to the Russian army. After the non-renewal of the grain agreement allowing Ukraine to export its production, President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Moscow of targeting strategic sites.

The cereal agreement at the heart of the tensions

60,000 tons of cereals have already been destroyed. “Last night, Russian missiles targeted Ukrainian port infrastructure used for the export of Ukrainian agricultural products. Such attacks by Russian terrorists are not only against our country, but also against global stability“, declared the president of the country. Russia, it assures to be ready to reconsider the agreement if all of its conditions are accepted.


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