World leaders are actively engaged in the issue of de-blockade of Ukrainian ports and, despite all diplomatic efforts, this process could take months.. Even with the immediate withdrawal of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, not a single ship from the Odessa and Nikolaev regions will immediately be able to enter or exit, Bloomberg reports with reference to the UN International Maritime Organization..

To date, more than 80 merchant ships with their crew remain blocked in Ukrainian ports. And because of the war unleashed by the Russian Federation against Ukraine, there is no way to clear the sea route for them, because deblockade is not the only obstacle.

“Even if ports want to open tomorrow, it will take some time before ships can get in or out,” said Peter Adams, International Maritime Organization Special Adviser on Maritime Security.. “It will take several months to completely clear sea mines in port areas”.

And, despite the stoppage of navigation in the north-west of the Black Sea, as well as in the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov, in the southern part of the water area, maritime trade resumed. Libyan-flagged ships call at Russian ports. And compared to last year, their number has increased significantly..

Meanwhile, Turkey is making significant efforts to unblock Ukrainian ports.. Earlier it was even reported that President Erdogan was able to reach a preliminary agreement with Russia on unblocking the supply of Ukrainian agricultural products through the Black Sea..

However, as President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky later stated: “Ukraine is not invited to the negotiations between the Russian Federation and Turkey on the export of grain by the Black Sea.”.