Russian Lawmaker Says Zelensky's 40-Day Plan Left Ukrainian Ports, Economy Reeling
Alexey Goncharenko told Russian state media that Black Sea ports stopped operating and much of the economy was disrupted during the period, though the claims are unverified.
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A Ukrainian lawmaker, Alexey Goncharenko, said that a 40-day plan pursued by President Volodymyr Zelensky produced serious setbacks for Ukraine, including a halt in Black Sea port operations, according to comments carried by Russian state news agency TASS.
Goncharenko was quoted as saying that the bulk of the Ukrainian economy had been "destroyed" over the period in question, though TASS's report did not specify further details about the nature of the plan, its stated goals, or independent confirmation of the claims. TASS is a Russian state-owned news agency, and its reporting on the war in Ukraine has not been independently verified in this instance.
Black Sea shipping has been a recurring flashpoint since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine, with grain and cargo exports through Ukrainian ports repeatedly disrupted by military activity, mined waters, and shifting security arrangements between Kyiv, Moscow, and international shippers.
Neither the Ukrainian government nor Zelensky's office was quoted in the TASS report responding to Goncharenko's characterization of the plan or its effects. Ukrainian officials have generally described wartime economic measures as necessary responses to Russian attacks on infrastructure, ports, and energy facilities.
The claims could not be independently corroborated, and readers should treat the figures and characterizations as those of the individual lawmaker and the outlet reporting them, pending confirmation from other sources.
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