Milley Says Using Military To Open Ukrainian Ports Would Be "High Risk"
BY TYLER DURDEN
THURSDAY, JUN 02, 2022 - 03:30 AM
Authored by Dave DeCamp via Antiwar.com,
Amid growing calls for naval intervention to open up Ukrainian ports for grain exports, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said such an operation would amount to a "high risk military operation."
The West is blaming Russian ships for blocking grain exports from leaving Ukrainian ports, but there are other factors, including mines laid by Ukraine. Russia said last week that it cleared mines around Mariupol and that the Azov Sea port is now open to civil vessels.
This week, Retired Adm. James Stavridis, a former supreme allied commander of NATO, suggested that naval vessels under the auspice of the UN or NATO could escort convoys of grain ships out of Ukraine.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba suggested on Tuesday that Ukraine was pushing for a UN convoy to open its ports. "Ukraine is working on an international UN-led operation with navies of partners ensuring a safe trade route with no security risks," he wrote on Twitter.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/milley-says-using-military-open-ukrainian-ports-would-be-high-risk
