Black sea and black ops: How exposed is Europe to Ukraine war spillover?

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The Ukraine war is spilling into Black Sea and nearby EU waters, where suspected Russian drones struck three Turkish-owned cargo ships traveling from Ukraine; one sank off Bulgaria, with Egyptian and Syrian crew members missing. Ukraine has also targeted Russian tankers, while the lack of a renewed UN-brokered shipping deal threatens the movement of oil, grain, and fertilizer.

The story’s as underreported as it is consequential for the entire planet: Three Turkish-owned cargo ships out of Ukraine hit in EU waters by suspected Russian drones. One, the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan sinking Tuesday off Bulgaria. Ten Egyptian and Syrian crew missing. For its part, Ukraine’s been hitting Russian tankers in the Black Sea... this with no sign of a return to a UN-brokered deal to allow oil, grain and fertilizer ships to pass.