Zelenskyy: Ukraine controls situation in Black Sea, Russian fleet at bottom
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Thu, 27 Mar 2025 04:06:42 +0200
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that Ukraine controls the situation in the Black Sea and rejects the possibility of Russia seizing control over the trade corridor.
Source Zelenskyy in an interview with Eurovision News Quote They have not controlled the corridor in the Black Sea for a long time.
We are fighting for it because it is a step towards ending the war.
We control the situation in the Black Sea.
Their Black Sea fleet is either at the bottom or hidden this is what is happening today.
They are ready to agree to a ceasefire on energy matters if it concerns energy and the Black Sea.
Details However, as Zelenskyy noted, Russia is trying to seize control of the grain corridor, which Ukraine will not allow.
Quote We were generally ready for a complete ceasefire.
They just want to jump in and take control of the grain corridor, but they will not succeed.
We are absolutely certain of this.
Background US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Russia is willing to agree to a ceasefire in the Black Sea but in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.
Russia put forward a list of demands as conditions for agreeing to a ceasefire in the Black Sea, which was the subject of a meeting between representatives of Russia, the United States and Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on 2325 March.
US President Donald Trump stated that the American side would consider Russias demands for agreeing to a ceasefire in the Black Sea.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that technical teams had not yet determined a mechanism for monitoring Russias compliance with agreements prohibiting strikes on energy infrastructure.
Because of this, it is currently impossible to assess adherence to these agreements accurately.
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