Ukraine

Death of Diplomacy – part 3

by John Faraclas

Further to part 2, we are faced with undiplomatic and in some cases undemocratic manoeuvres – that the bargaining chips in what one might generously call “the new diplomacy” are tariff threats and… migrant flows and expulsions.

Moreover, the death throes of diplomacy turns out to have been a warning that the rules of global trade were going to be rewritten, too –and now it seems that there are no such rules any more.

Without genuine diplomacy, where do things stand between...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/08/death-of-diplomacy-part-3/

Trump targets Russian interests moving stolen Ukrainian grain to fund the Houthis

The Trump administration has targeted Russian interests over grain theft from Ukraine used to support funding for the Houthis in Yemen.  The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) yesterday added additional persons and companies to its sanction list as these were identified as entities...

https://splash247.com/trump-targets-russian-interests-moving-stolen-ukrainian-grain-to-fund-the-houthis/

Ukraine’s Black Sea Cargo Volumes on the Rise

Ukrainian ports increased the volumes of freight by more than 77% in 2024 as the success of the Black Sea operations was translated into real on-the-water freight exports and imports from the southern Ukrainian cluster of terminals.

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https://container-news.com/ukraines-black-sea-cargo-volumes-on-the-rise/

Statement re: Black Sea ceasefire

Deborah Layde

After today’s announcement from the White House that both Russia and Ukraine have agreed to ensure safe passage for commercial shipping and stop military strikes in the Black Sea, please find reaction below from Deborah Layde, chief executive of The Seafarers’ Charity.

Deborah Layde, chief executive of The Seafarers’ Charity, commented:

“We welcome today’s announcement of an end to military strikes in the Black Sea. But we must remember that seafarers are not political pawns. All...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/03/25/statement-re-black-sea-ceasefire/

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