Ukraine faces the Russian 'no' to grain exports

A total of 14 ships, one of them chartered by the

to alleviate the famine in Ethiopia, set sail in recent hours from Ukrainian ports through the naval humanitarian corridor agreed with Turkey and the UN.

The crossing took place with the approval of Turkey and despite the fact that last Sunday, in response to a drone attack on the port of Sevastopol, Russia announced its refusal to participate in the mechanism that allows such movement.

"Even if Russia has its doubts because it did not enjoy the same benefits, we will decisively continue our efforts to serve humanity," Turkish President

said .

On Monday, Russian President

clarified that he "was not referring to ending her participation", but to "suspend her".

His central role is to provide officials for the inspection center that, from Istanbul, investigates ships leaving and entering the

to make sure they are not carrying illicit goods such as weapons.

This new Russian position raises fears of an increased risk of incidents in Black Sea waters.

All in all,

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Among its destinations are Spain, China or Morocco.

By maintaining the signature on a document that it agreed with the UN and Turkey, parallel to another that lifts sanctions on the export of Russian fertilizers, Russia is obliged not to attack civilian ships.

Doing so would also be a violation of international law.

But theories aside, reports of attacks on civilian targets have been piling up on the Russian side for weeks.

Ukraine is working overtime to restore access to electricity and running water after the destruction of infrastructure, which had left 80% of kyiv's residents dry and many in the dark.

During the day yesterday, the Ukrainian Armed Forces accused Russia of

since Sunday night.

This Tuesday Russia also announced the end of the "partial mobilization" of troops, a process that has caused an exodus of Russian citizens.

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