Turkey has proposed an agreement to Russia and Ukraine to halt attacks on civilian vessels
Turkey has shared a draft memorandum with Ukraine and Russia aimed at completely halting attacks on civilian vessels in the Black Sea. The main goal of the initiative is to protect ships in the most vulnerable section of international waters—a stretch of 4–5 miles—after they leave Ukrainian territorial waters.
The new proposal is based on the “grain corridor” mechanism, which operated in 2022 under the mediation of the UN and Ankara.
These intensified diplomatic efforts come amid a rise in incidents in the Black Sea, where at least 25 Turkish-owned civilian vessels have been attacked since late June. A Turkish diplomat noted: “We have shared the text of the memorandum—a draft text—with Russia and Ukraine in order to find a solution to the problem of these attacks in the Black Sea.”
This was reported by Al Arabiya.
On September 17, a Russian drone attacked a Tanzanian-flagged vessel that was heading to one of Ukraine’s ports. The captain was killed in the strike, and three other crew members were injured.
In Odesa, people were injured and warehouses were damaged as a result of the Russian attack.
