⚡️ Statement by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
◽️ The traffic across the safety corridor defined by the Black Sea Initiative remains suspended until the situation surrounding the terrorist act, committed by Ukraine on 29 October against the warships and civilian vessels in Sevastopol, is clarified.
◽️ We emphasise that the Russian Federation, as the main participant of the abovementioned agreements, does not withdraw from them, but suspends their effect.
◽️ In this regard, the vessel traffic across the safety corridor is unacceptable as Ukrainian leadership and the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine use it for conducting operations against the Russian Federation.
◽️ In the developing conditions, there can be no question of ensuring safety to any facility in the abovementioned direction until the Ukrainian side assumes additional obligations not to use this route for military purposes.
◽️ Considering that the signing and implementation of the Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports (Black Sea Initiative) was brokered by the UN Secretary General A.Guterres, the UN Security Council and he have been informed about our position.
◽️ We count on assistance from the international organisation in obtaining Ukraine's guarantees not to use the humanitarian corridor and Ukrainian ports, defined in favour of exporting agricultural products, for conducting operations against the Russian Federation.
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◽️ The traffic across the safety corridor defined by the Black Sea Initiative remains suspended until the situation surrounding the terrorist act, committed by Ukraine on 29 October against the warships and civilian vessels in Sevastopol, is clarified.
◽️ We emphasise that the Russian Federation, as the main participant of the abovementioned agreements, does not withdraw from them, but suspends their effect.
◽️ In this regard, the vessel traffic across the safety corridor is unacceptable as Ukrainian leadership and the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine use it for conducting operations against the Russian Federation.
◽️ In the developing conditions, there can be no question of ensuring safety to any facility in the abovementioned direction until the Ukrainian side assumes additional obligations not to use this route for military purposes.
◽️ Considering that the signing and implementation of the Initiative on the Safe Transportation of Grain and Foodstuffs from Ukrainian ports (Black Sea Initiative) was brokered by the UN Secretary General A.Guterres, the UN Security Council and he have been informed about our position.
◽️ We count on assistance from the international organisation in obtaining Ukraine's guarantees not to use the humanitarian corridor and Ukrainian ports, defined in favour of exporting agricultural products, for conducting operations against the Russian Federation.
@mod_russia_en