The Kremlin’s grey-zone war in the Black Sea shows its real intent
Ceasefires are predictably elusive
THE BALD MAN has not moved for more than three years. She arrived to take on a cargo of sunflower oil on the day before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Along with 28 other foreign-owned vessels, she has been trapped in the port of Mykolaiv, some 60km from the front line, ever since.
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