Russian Ministry of Defense threatened ships bound for Ukrainian ports.
From midnight Moscow time on July 20 all vessels sailing in the waters of the Black Sea to Ukrainian portswill be considered as potential military cargo carriersthe Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Several marine areas in the northwestern and southeastern part of the international waters of the Black Sea have been declared as temporarily dangerous to shippingsays a message from the Ministry of Defense, published on its Telegram channel, and later on the state-run TASS.
The Russian Ministry of Defense also warned that “the flag countries of such ships” will be considered as involved in the “Ukrainian conflict” on the side of Kiev.
“Relevant informational warnings for the withdrawal of seafarers’ safety guarantees have been issued in accordance with the established procedure,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.
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