While Kyiv is negotiating with European and U.S. partners to punish Russia’s Black Sea ports over Moscow’s recent aggressive moves in the Sea of Azov, according to Omelyan, the country’s infrastructure minister, it remains unclear how persuasive the authorities have been when so much of the West is grappling with its own problems.
Activists are also trying their hand at attracting international help, RFE/RL reports.
