“We raised this issue because it is painful and burning for the whole world, because there is an energy crisis. They know that they can rely on our expertise in this regard. We talked about it in detail, we shared the experience of the Black Sea Corridor, how it works,” Zelenskyy said on Monday, according to the EP, saying that he spoke about the topic during his visit to the countries of the Middle East.
According to him, the meeting participants understand that the Ukrainian army previously managed to unblock the trade route in the Black Sea.
“As for Hormuz. In my opinion, the United States of America is involved in this. We are certainly always ready to help our partners,” added Zelenskyj.
The Strait of Hormuz is a key world transport artery, among other things for oil and gas tankers. Iran began striking to prevent ships from passing through the canal from countries it considers allies of the US and Israel, which have been attacking it since the end of February.
The United States turned to other countries to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz. The reaction of the allies from Europe and other countries of the G7 group was lukewarm – they offered help only if the fighting ended first.
Naval drones
Ukrainian Black Sea ports were blocked by the Russian Navy after the start of a large-scale invasion in February 2022, which prevented the export of many products, especially grain, to the world. In the summer of the same year, it was possible to conclude an agreement under which Russia was supposed to allow the export of grain from Ukrainian ports.
However, as the fighting continued, the agreement collapsed and Russia withdrew from it. However, Ukraine was then able to force the opening of the route through the Black Sea, among other things, with the massive use of naval drones.
“These strikes forced the rest of the Russian Navy to withdraw from the Ukrainian shores and virtually admit defeat in the biggest naval battle Europe has seen since World War II,” Time magazine pointed out two years ago.
