Three cargo ships that had sailed from Ukrainian ports entered the “humanitarian corridor” this morning, despite Russia’s temporary withdrawal from that agreement.
The Joint Coordination Center (JCC) which oversees the international agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea announced this evening that all cargo ship movements are suspended tomorrow, Wednesday.
According to the United Nations Secretariat at the JCC, “the delegations of Ukraine, Russia and Turkey agreed not to schedule cargo ship movements on November 2 under the Black Sea Grain Initiative.”
Three cargo ships that had sailed from Ukrainian ports entered the “humanitarian corridor” this morning, despite Russia’s temporary withdrawal from that agreement.
The ship movements “were approved by the delegations of Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations,” the JCC said, clarifying that “the delegation of Russia was informed” of the matter.
The Secretariat also reported that Turkish and United Nations inspectors completed 36 inspections of vessels today, 1 November.
Russia warned on Monday that it was “dangerous” to continue shipping along the corridor without its consent. Moscow, which claims the runway was used by the Ukrainian military to target the Russian Black Sea Fleet in the Sevastopol Bay, is seeking “security guarantees” from Kyiv.
The Coordination Center assured this evening that the UN special envoy Amir Abdullah “is making every effort, in close cooperation with Turkey” to return all sides to the agreement.
Abdullah tweeted on Monday that “no civilian cargo ship” should be a military target, nor held hostage. “The horrors must pass,” he stressed, while about a dozen ships sailed from Ukrainian ports.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone on this issue today with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and “within the next few days” he is expected to have contacts with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
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