The US has no military capacity in the Black Sea. This was expressed by Pentagon Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, who commented on the possibility of “military solutions” for grain exports from Ukraine. TASS.
“We do not have any facilities in the Black Sea… I do not have any announcements or decisions to report at this time. This is something we continue to monitor,” he said.
Singh also noted that Washington is not seeking war with Russia.
On August 15, The Wall Street Journal, citing sources in the US administration, take into account “Military solution” options to protect ships as part of the export of agricultural products from Ukraine through Danube ports.
Before that, it was known that the United States of America. lead the way Negotiations with Turkey, Ukraine and other Eastern European countries on the creation of alternative routes for the export of Ukrainian grain after the end of the grain agreement. The Washington-backed plan urged Ukraine to “increase its capacity” to export 4 million tons of grain per month along the Danube by October, it said.
The previous day, Kommersant newspaper, based on the news in the Turkish press, wrote that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wrote during the expected visit of Russian leader Vladimir Putin. plans to reach Agreements on preventing the delivery of Ukrainian agricultural products to world markets through Black Sea ports.
Last ship previously covered by grain agreement left Black Sea.