According to reports, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the proposed cease-fire ban on attacks on civilian cargo ships in the Black Sea cannot be monitored and Russia cannot accept it. Lavrov said that Ukraine proposed restarting the Russian-Ukrainian cease-fire arrangement through Turkey. He said it was not feasible to monitor compliance, adding that the idea was “completely unrealistic.”

According to reports, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the proposed cease-fire ban on attacks on civilian cargo ships in the Black Sea cannot be monitored and Russia cannot accept it. Lavrov said that Ukraine proposed restarting the Russian-Ukrainian cease-fire arrangement through Turkey. He said it was not feasible to monitor compliance, adding that the idea was “completely unrealistic.”