Despite Russia’s announcement that it would classify any ship bound for Ukraine in the Black Sea as potential military transport, Kiev is opening sea lanes to civilian ships from several Black Sea ports. “Temporary corridors” have been announced for merchant ships that “call in and out of Ukrainian ports,” the Ukrainian Navy said in online services. According to Navy spokesman Oleg Chalyk, the sea routes will be opened on Thursday. The escort by warships is initially not planned, he says. Instead, the ships would be fitted with surveillance cameras visible to all to prove they posed “no military threat”. It was initially unclear whether ships had already set off on the newly opened corridors.
Source: Stern
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