# MFA: Kiev’s Black Sea strikes further Western interests

https://mins.news/en/item/20314

- TASS, 2026-08-12 14:45 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2171979

> Maria Zakharova says strikes by the Kiev regime in the Black Sea further the interests of the West. She claims the Kiev regime is seeking to provoke chaos in the global food market.

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