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Originally Posted by Skybird
Three freighters ignored the wanigns by Russia and headed for Ukraine, under close surveillance by NATO planes. The yuhave reahce dtheir desotnaiton harbour and will be loaded with grain.
It is not known whether Russia's navy was unwilling or unable to intercept them. We will never known if NATO would have militarily intervened with its planes if the Russians would have escalated .
The Russians imo, and I may be wrong here, would have little legal argument if they would attack international ships inside 12nm territorial waters of sovereign states that are NATO members. If freighters leaving Ukraine harbours make it through Ukrainian or international waters and then into the national waters of Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and to the Bosporus, from a legal standpoint they would be "safe" from the moment on they slide from ukrianain into Romanian waters. Or not? Anyone knowing the specific details of this scenario?
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Do not forget China, the main importer of Ukraine grain this import is very important strategical for China an alternative for western grain wonder how happy Xi is with Putin now.
The Russian navy has allowed three cargo ships (Cargo ships, including those flying the Israeli and Greek flags.) to sail unhindered to the Ukrainian port of Izmajil. The ships safely docked Sunday at the port near the Black Sea, which Ukraine uses to export grain. Izmajil is over 200 kilometres south of Odesa, Ukraine's largest port city. Grain exports from Odesa and two other major Ukrainian ports have been closed since Russia cancelled the grain deal. Russia may still stop the three ships as they set course for the Bosporus, should they have picked up grain or other agricultural products. That the Russian navy did not intervene on Sunday is notable because the three cargo ships could easily be tracked. Their transponders made their course and location easily visible. It seems that Russian military is unwilling or unable to forcibly stop and search neutral ships sailing through the Black Sea to Ukraine.