The opening of ports became the main achievement of Ukraine in 2023

Ukraine managed to restrain the Russian fleet and open its own sea corridor for the export of agricultural products, which became its key achievement in 2023. This is reported by RBC Ukraine, citing Yale University professor Timothy Snyder. The expert emphasized that the international coalition created for demining the waters of the Black Sea can help to increase the indicators of agricultural exports from the ports of Ukraine. In addition to the security component, the expert called participation in the coalition of Bulgaria, Turkey and Romania an important factor. The mentioned countries decided that the safety of civil shipping is one of the basic principles and only joint efforts can ensure it. It should be noted that in December of last year, ships with a combined deadweight of 8.8 million tons entered the seaports of Ukraine. One of the keys to ending the war is limiting the financial resources of the aggressor country, which is largely formed by sea exports. This is a field ...