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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, March 27 (Xinhua) — Russia advocates the need for additional measures to ensure the security of energy supplies in the Black Sea. This was stated in a statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry following a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko and Turkish Ambassador to Moscow Tanju Bilgic on Friday.
The Russian side emphasized the need to “take additional measures to ensure the security of energy supplies in the region,” the statement said.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs notes ongoing attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to cause critical damage to the infrastructure of the Blue Stream and Turkish Stream gas pipelines.
"The security situation in the Black Sea region was discussed. The Ambassador's attention was drawn to the March 26 attack in the Black Sea using unmanned boats and UAVs on a Turkish-owned oil tanker in close proximity to Turkish territorial waters. Continued attempts by the Ukrainian Armed Forces to inflict critical damage on the Blue Stream and Turkish Stream gas pipeline infrastructure through airstrikes on compressor stations on the Black Sea coast of Russia's Krasnodar Krai were noted," the statement following the meeting reads.
According to Turkish television channel NTV, an unknown drone attacked the Turkish tanker Altura on Thursday, which was en route from Russia and carrying 140,000 tons of oil. Following the drone strike, a powerful explosion occurred on the bridge. According to available information, water is leaking into the tanker's engine room as a result of the damage. There are no injuries. However, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdülkadir Uraloğlu later stated that the tanker was most likely attacked by an unmanned boat, not a drone.
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