Ukraine and the United States have agreed on the Black Sea. Russian warships should stay in the east

Ukraine and the United States have agreed to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea, and the movement of its military ships beyond the eastern Black Sea by Russia will be considered a violation of the “agreement spirit”.

Source: The message of the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov, who participated in negotiations in Saudi Arabia

Direct Language: “All parties have agreed to provide safe navigation (navigation), stop the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial ships for military purposes in the Black Sea.

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Importantly! The Ukrainian side emphasizes that the movement of its military ships beyond the eastern part of the Black Sea will be considered a violation of the spirit of this arrangement and will be considered as a violation of obligations to ensure the freedom of navigation in the Black Sea and the threat to Ukraine’s national security. In this case, Ukraine will have the right to exercise the right to self -protection. ”

Details: The result of consultations was also that the “all parties” congratulated the involvement of third countries in order to ensure “support the implementation of energy and maritime agreements.”

The United States also confirmed its support in helping the exchange of prisoners of war, the dismissal of civilian detainees and the return of forcibly exported Ukrainian children.

Ukraine and the United States have also agreed to “introduce the Presidents’ arrangements to a complete ban on the energy infrastructure of Ukraine and Russia”

In turn, the White House published two separate statements following the negotiations with representatives of Ukraine and Russia on March 23-25 ​​at the expert level.