Ukraine on Saturday accused Russia of striking a Turkish vessel transporting sunflower oil in the Black Sea, a day after a Russian attack triggered a fire on a Turkish-owned ship at a Ukrainian port. “It was a strike against food security,” Zelensky said in his evening address, arguing that “striking such ships, which have nothing to do with the war, is a direct challenge by Russia to the whole world. The strike is the second on a Turkish ship in as many days and comes after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a halt to attacks on ports and energy facilities during face-to-face talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday.
Author: Punch Newspapers
Published at: 2025-12-13 20:22:03
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