Inflicting a missile attack on the seaport of Odessa, Russia “technically” did not violate the agreements on “grain corridors” reached the day before in the framework of quadrilateral talks in Istanbul. This opinion was expressed by an unnamed senior UN official..

According to The New York Times, the official told colleagues that " He stressed that when signing the document, the Kremlin was not obligated to refrain from shelling those parts of the seaports that are not used directly for the export of grain..

The UN representative believes that the Russian Federation will continue to use such tactics, hiding behind the "

Recall that on the evening of July 22, Ukraine, Turkey and Russia, with the support of the UN Secretary General, agreed to ensure the safe export of grain from the Ukrainian ports "

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Nevertheless, on the morning of July 23, the Russians launched a missile attack on the port of Odessa, damaging infrastructure.

Ukraine and Russia signed an agreement providing for the export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. But, while preparing the agreement, did Kyiv violate the “red lines”? Will the Ukrainian Black Sea cities be safe after the clearance of ports and passages in them? Is the Kremlin ready to give security guarantees Read about the details of the agreements in Vladimir Kim's article “Agreement on Grain: Will It Be Fatal for Ukraine”?