The White House made another accusation against Russia. They said that the Russian Federation could attack civilian ships in the Black Sea and lay the blame for this on Ukraine, writes Reuters. This statement was made by the press secretary of the National Security Council of the White House, Adam Hodge.
According to him, the US authorities have information that the Russian Federation allegedly “placed additional sea mines on the approaches to Ukrainian ports.” “We believe that this is a coordinated attempt to justify any attacks against civilian ships in the Black Sea,” Hodge said.
Earlier, on July 19, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that from 00:00 Moscow time on July 20, all ships sailing through the Black Sea to Ukrainian ports would be considered as potential military targets. Two days earlier, Russia had given notice of an objection to extending the grain deal until the conditions it had set were met. In Kyiv, they offered to continue the grain deal without the participation of Russia, to which the Kremlin warned of “certain risks” associated with the lack of security guarantees near the war zone.
Source: Rosbalt
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