# Russia rejects new Black Sea truce, saying the West broke its word before

https://mins.news/en/item/22575

- Meduza, 2026-08-14 21:12 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/15/russia-won-t-accept-a-new-black-sea-truce-saying-the-west-already-broke-its-word-once

> Moscow says it has not received a formal Turkish proposal for a moratorium on strikes in the Black Sea and sees no reason to accept what it calls half-measures that would temporarily help Kyiv. As Russia and Ukraine intensify attacks on ports and merchant vessels, grain shipments are being disrupted and wheat markets are coming under pressure.

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