Russia BLOCKADES Ukraine Ports
Russia has announced that effective 00:00 Hrs Moscow Time on July 20, all Ships attempting to travel to/from ANY Port in Ukraine, will be considered "carriers of military equipment" and "participants in the conflict." | The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) explicitly states "Some areas of the black sea have been temporarily declared dangerous for navigation." ●● COUNTRIES, UNDER WHICH FLAGS VESSELS ARE TRAVELLING TO UKRAINIAN PORTS ON THE BLACK SEA, WILL BE CONSIDERED AS PARTIES TO CONFLICT ON UKRAINIAN SIDE ●● Russia imposed a naval blockade of Ukraine immediately after the end of the ‘grain deal which was stopped in retaliation for the Ukraine attack upon the Kerch Strait Bridge, which killed two Russian civilians, and seriously wounded a child traveling in a car with her parents when the bridge was blown up. Both parents died. ● 12 cargo ships are now stuck in the ports of Odesa and Mykolaiv. Not a single dry cargo ship has entered Ukrainian waters since the Russians announced this action. ● Insurance Carriers have already warned all shipping companies they will NOT insure vessels attempting to enter the Ukraine conflict zone effective immediately. ● Ukraine is now landlocked, and will remain so in perpetuity — assuming it even persists at all as a sovereign entity.
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