The Battle To Clear The Black Sea Of Mines – Analysis

By Tony Wesolowsky and Georgi A. Angelov

(RFE/RL) — A Panama-flagged cargo ship navigating the Black Sea on its way to a Danube River port to load grain, a crucial export commodity for war-hit Ukraine, *was jolted* by an explosion in late December that threw the vessel off course, sparked a fire on deck, and left two crew...