Ukraine offers Russia truce in Black Sea as food supply fears mount, source says Source URL
image from Reuters, with caption; Ukraine’s UAVs hit targets at a location given as Black Sea . Unmanned Aerial Vehicle , commonly known as a drone. Ukraine has sent Russia an offer suggesting they both halt attacks on civilian targets in the Black Sea, a source said, as both countries warned about threats to global food supplies following weeks of intensified strikeson vesselsand ports. The offer to suspend attacks was transmitted by Kyiv via a third party, and Ukraine was still waiting for a response, the source who is familiar with the matter told Reuters. Both Russia and Ukraine, major players on the world agriculture market, have accused each other of intensified targeting of vessels used for agricultural exports. Kyiv was forced to turn to alternative shipment routes after many shipowners halted stops at ports in the southern region of Odesa - primary for grain exports - wary of Russian strikes on dozens of foreign-flagged ships and port infrastructure. Russia did not...
