Russia denies Western accusations of blocking foreign courts

MOSCOW, May 28Western statements about Russia blocking foreign ships are unfounded, since the military opens corridors daily, but the Kyiv authorities refuse to cooperate, in fact taking their crews hostage, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. by military foreign vessels in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, they do not correspond to reality. The port in Mariupol resumed work after the military of Russia and the DPR gained control over it, the fairway was unblocked, conditions were created for the ships to leave, «the commentary on agency website.Russia made adjustments to the route of the humanitarian corridor from six Ukrainian portsZakharova added that the Russian armed forces daily from 08:00 to 19:00 open two maritime humanitarian corridors. «At the same time, the Kyiv authorities refuse to interact with representatives of foreign states and ship-owning companies to provide safe exit of blocked ships, in fact taking their crews hostage,» she stressed. On February 24, Russia launched a military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the armed forces strike only at the military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, and on March 25 they completed the main tasks of the first stage — they significantly reduced the combat potential of Ukraine. The main goal in the Russian military department was called the liberation of Donbass.