The British government is warning that Russia might start attacking civilian ships and then blame Ukraine for it. Last month, people who are in charge of gathering information said that the Russian government's attempt to attack a cargo ship with a missile in the Black Sea is just the start. According to the Foreign Office, Russia may continue to use sea mines near ports to attack non-military ships carrying important items like grains.

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Referring to disclosed intelligence information, the department stated that Russia probably wants to avoid openly attacking civilian ships in the Black Sea. Instead, they prefer to wrongly accuse Ukraine for any assaults on these vessels. The UK wants to show Russia's tactics in order to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. The Black Sea is surrounded by countries like Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, and Georgia.

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In August, Ukraine asked the United Nations' International Maritime Organization (IMO) to create a safe path for ships stuck in ports to pass through as a gesture of humanity. Ukraine's navy said yesterday that it anticipates twelve cargo ships to come through, which is more than normal. Vladimir Putin is paying attention to this small area of the sea because he wants to stop Ukraine from selling its grain, according to the Home Office.

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The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, said that Russia's harmful actions of attacking civilian ships in the Black Sea show that Putin does not care about innocent people's lives or the needs of those who are most at risk in the world. The whole world is paying attention, and we can easily see that Russia is trying to unfairly accuse Ukraine for their attacks.

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We and our friends are together against Putin and his efforts to hurt Ukraine, which will also hurt the rest of the world. The Home Office said that Russia's strategy in the Black Sea involves a lot of aggression. And they have their own explanations. Around 22 million tons of grain is trapped inside the country due to a blockade during a war. Ukraine produces a lot of food, especially grain.

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To make sure it can sell its crops overseas by ship, an agreement was made. The agreement, called the Black Sea Grain Initiative, ended in July. It was organized by the United Nations and Turkey. A short time after, Russia decided not to continue with the deal. This had a big impact on worldwide food prices and put at risk the lives of people who were already hungry, as well as those who were struggling to afford the high cost of living.

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British officials think that the Russian president's request to cancel the agreement caused 300,000 tons of grain to be wasted. This much grain could have fed 1,300,000 individuals. Since then, the Home Office said, Moscow has been focusing more on attacking Ukrainian ports and civilian buildings, such as 130 harbors in Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Reni. The department said: ‘We are working with Ukraine and other partners to make shipping safer.

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We still strongly recommend that British ships in Ukrainian ports and waters should be extra cautious because of the danger from Russia. The UK is using technology to keep an eye on what Russia is doing in the Black Sea. These abilities will allow us to identify and expose any additional Russian attacks on ordinary ships or buildings.

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We promise to make sure Ukraine can keep sending its agricultural products out of the country using different ways, such as the "humanitarian corridor", land routes, and the Danube River. 'The UK will keep working with Ukraine and many other countries to accomplish this. '

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