Who controls the Black Sea? | DW News

Ukraine says it has started sending ships across the Black Sea, along what it describes as humanitarian corridors.

The first ship left Odesa on Wednesday morning, carrying unspecified cargo. The Hong Kong-flagged container ship is one of many that have been stuck in Ukrainian ports since the beginning of the war. Russia says it would consider all ships in the area to be possible military carriers. In July, Moscow exited an agreement that allowed the safe passage of grain shipments.

The resumption of ship movements raises the possibility of intervention by Russian warships, and comes amid rising tensions in the Black Sea.

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[Actionjack]

What's the point in intercepting a ship leaving Ukraine since it's obviously not shipping weapons for Ukrainian use?

[FlorinSutu]

1:24 - "In the early days of the war, Russia started mining Ukrainian waters and blockading its ports."
Actually, in the early days of the war, the Ukrainians mined their own waters, being afraid of possible Russian landings coming from the sea.

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Sending a Hong Kong ship was a brilliant idea. Putin is never gonna mess with Xi.

[truthbud]

The overwhelming amоunt of approving and cheering соmments by ordinary Russians in response to videos about the atrocities committed against civilians and prisoners of war in Ukraine were equally as shocking to Ukrainians as the war itself.
We somehow became accustomed to the war, but the realization of who we have been living alongside all this time without even knowing it is still horrifying.
Those bаrbаrіс сrеаtures referred to themselves as our brоthеrs.
Just imagine what they would do to you, who they саІІ their enemies, if given the chance.

Engaging in negotiations with Russia is lіkе negotiating with ЕbоІа vіrus. That's why any peace agreement lacking a clear victory for Ukraine is nothing but a temporary сеаsеfire.

[lorenzwiedemar]

What does the host mean by: "are Ukraina's hands clean....?" Ukraina has every right do use ships for military transpoort. Just because the Ruzzkies want to stop it, doesn't make it illegal.
Attacking ships in neutral waters on the other hand is piracy and this is illegal.

[willscheck]

ukraine should have Chinese flagged ships pick up grain

[robertgreen]

Like the USSR’s Afghanistan war in 1980s, the longer Putin obsesses his unprovoked war, the worse Russia will face in the future. But what is the future for a bankrupt country, if not an anarchy like Tsarist Peter Romanov.

What the news reader fails to point out is that as the same time Russia put out that statement regarding Ukrainian ships, Ukraine put the same statement out regarding Russian Ships which is why we see all Russian ships are being targeted .

[acolonjr]

I thought that Palau was a USA protectorate, a Compact of Mutual Agreement exists with Palau, a past US territory. It is my understanding that military protection and intervention clause is in the Treaty.

[wilgomez]

Every country that has interest in buying grain from Ukrainian should send there own military ships to protect there cargo

[tph]

It took a German to freaking say it. NATO's lazy and they've been very very much hiding like little cowards. I've never been so disappointed in nato like I have this past year

[mikestewart]

Russian mines look straight out of Gilligan’s Island.

[Chris-bbcb]

It's clear Russia has used It's ships to carry millitary items there have been videos in the early days in Berdyansk.

[Peter-xgfq]

Russia did not pull out of the grain shipments, the agreement had expired. When a question is asked, "Russia find out that these ships were transporting arms for Ukraine" your guests are skipping the question by saying "not aware about that." West negated Russia's concern about their grain and fertilizer shipments. General Secretary Guterres has a blind eye on this issue even though, it is his responsibility to make the agreement work as agreed. The failure of this agreement falls on the UN shoulders, not Russia.

[chimwemwetembo]

Stop scapegoating Africa, most of the grain went to Spain, China, Turkey

[madmitch]

International waters NATO needs to get of the fence and protect these ships with naval vessels as escorts, destroyers preferably, glory to Ukraine 🇺🇦

[lexbor]

There are Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkey ports nearby.... These countries are not allowing Ukraine to use them? There is something corrupt they are not telling us...

[Nauda]

The grain deal was signed in on 22 July 2022, for 6 months period, then it was extended for another 3 months, and for another 3 months.
Russia didn't pull out of the grain deal, it just expired since it was not extended.
Yet everyone keeps saying Russia pulled out of the grain deal. I guess it is for people that don't know anything about the grain deal.

[marthfrez]

the question should be, why is the terrorist state allowed to do anything to any ships in those waters???

[lambdacalculus]

Ukraine has every right to get weapons to protect freedom.