Russia does not hide its intentions to seize the entire Ukrainian coast of the Black Sea. However, this is largely hampered by the fact that the Russian military landing force does not have the opportunity to land in the southern regions of Ukraine, partly due to mines.. Against the background of the global food crisis, a certain loophole has appeared that the military leadership can use.. Indeed, recently the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia said that the Russian Federation was ready to provide a maritime humanitarian corridor, while Ukraine would have to clear the territory around the port of Odessa, the press service of the British Ministry of Defense reports..

Andrey Rudenko said on May 25 that Russia is ready to organize passage in the Black Sea for ships carrying food in exchange for lifting the sanction. Another important point of the proposed agreement is the demining by Ukraine of the territory around the ports.

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It is clear that the only reason why the Ukrainian command gave the order to mine the coast is the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine. And the Russian threat from the Black Sea still exists..

" Russia's attempt to ease international sanctions is also indicative of the stress they entail..

Meanwhile, the European Union is considering the possibility of unblocking Ukrainian ports by military means..