Ukraine has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following the suspension of shipping through the Black Sea maritime corridor, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha announced.
“Russia is holding global food security hostage. At least three civilian cargo ships have been bombed in the past few days by Russia. Few dozen crew members have been killed and injured. Today, zero vessels passed through Ukraine’s Black Sea maritime corridor—right at peak harvest,” Sybiha wrote on X.
He described the attacks as deliberate economic and humanitarian terror.
The foreign minister compared Russia’s actions to Iran’s attacks on energy shipping routes in the Strait of Hormuz, saying that Russia is now targeting global food markets in the Black Sea.
“Millions of families across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America may face rising prices and hunger if this terror continues,” he warned.
Sybiha said Ukraine has requested an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on July 27.
“We urge all states, particularly those affected, to immediately demand Russia stop its attacks on freedom of navigation in the Black Sea. No country has the right to starve the world. Global pressure can stop Russian terror,” the foreign minister said.
