Turkey Proposes Russia-Ukraine Black Sea Pact Similar to Grain Deal

Turkey has sent Russia and Ukraine a draft proposal aimed at ending attacks on civilian ships in the Black Sea, a Turkish diplomat told AFP on Thursday. The diplomatic push comes amid a sharp rise in attacks on commercial vessels in the region. Since late June, at least 25 Turkish-owned ships have been hit, according to industry figures.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “We have shared a text of a memorandum, a draft text, with the Russians and the Ukrainians to come up with a solution to those strikes taking place in the Black Sea,” the diplomat said. The proposal is modeled in part on the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a wartime deal brokered by Turkey and the United Nations in 2022 that allowed Ukrainian agricultural exports to pass through the Black Sea. Russia withdrew from the agreement in July 2023. Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s first and oldest English news organization, reporting since 1995. Its international reach – 97% of readers are outside of Ukraine – make it truly Ukraine’s global voice.