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Why Has Russia Fired Warning Shots at a Cargo Vessel in the Black Sea?
Tensions in the Black Sea have escalated dramatically since Russia withdrew from the landmark grain deal last month. On Sunday, a Russian warship fired warning shots at a cargo vessel, shortly before soldiers boarded the ship to inspect, after its captain refused to stop. Moscow claims the vessel was sailing to the Ukrainian port of Izmail, and has earlier said all ships heading to Ukrainian ports will be considered military targets.
Moscow's action has led to more congestion in the Black Sea shipping lanes, with an estimated 60 vessels now stuck in Ukrainian ports. As tensions in the Black Sea and Russia's exit from the grain deal rattles global markets and drives up food prices, Latvia and Romania have come forward to find outlets for Ukrainian grain. Latvia has recently announced it could begin exporting Ukrainian grain through its ports this autumn with volumes possibly reaching a million metric tonnes per year. And Romania aims to double the monthly transit capacity of Ukrainian grain to its flagship Black Sea port of Constanta to 4 million tonnes in the coming months.
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Gregory Simons
Political Analyst
Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti
Senior Research Fellow at ISPI
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