Russia rejects Türkiye's proposal for Black Sea ceasefire

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has said Russia sees no point in returning to the 2022-2023 Black Sea Grain Initiative or suspending hostilities in the Black Sea.

By Viktoriia Shabranska

Russia dismisses idea of Black Sea ceasefire

Russia on Friday dismissed the idea of a ceasefire with Ukraine in the Black Sea, saying it saw no grounds for “half-measures that merely grant the Kyiv regime a temporary breathing space”.

Russia Dismisses Calls for Black Sea Ceasefire

The Foreign Ministry said it saw no grounds for "half-measures" that would offer a respite to Ukrainian forces.

Russia won’t accept a new Black Sea truce, saying the West already broke its word once

Moscow has not received a formal proposal for a moratorium on Black Sea strikes, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on Friday. A day earlier, Reuters reported that Kyiv had used an intermediary to deliver a proposal to Moscow for a mutual halt to strikes on civilian targets in the Black Sea. Reuters did not name the intermediary directly, but it was likely Turkey — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had already said on August 8 that Ankara had sent a moratorium propo...

Russia Quickly Rejects Ukraine's Offer Of Ceasefire On Black Sea Shipping

Russia Quickly Rejects Ukraine's Offer Of Ceasefire On Black Sea Shipping Ukraine has quietly floated a deal through a third-party mediator to halt reciprocal strikes on civilian vessels in the Black Sea, Reuters reports, in what appears to be a calculated bid to unfreeze a critical global commodity corridor and to relieve pressure on Ukraine's battered wartime economy. The maritime artery remains a vital economic lifeline for both nations, channeling massive volumes of grain an...

By Tyler Durden