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The website does not state whether the vessel is set to move on from the Romanian port.<\/p>\n
The two vessels sailed through a temporary corridor for civilian ships from Ukraine\u2019s Black Sea ports to the Bosporus, Mr Kubrakov said on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n
The corridor goes along the western shores of the Black Sea, avoiding international waters and instead using instead those controlled by NATO members Romania and Bulgaria.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, authorities at the Bulgarian port of Varna did not confirm whether the Anna-Theresa will enter the port or will continue to the Bosporus Strait.<\/p>\n
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The ships were the third and fourth vessels which used the interim corridor established by Ukraine\u2019s government after Russia halted a wartime agreement aimed at ensuring safe grain exports from Ukraine.<\/p>\n
The vessels had been docked in Ukrainian Black Sea ports since before Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of its neighbor.<\/p>\n
Their departure coincided with the official announcement of a meeting on Monday between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.<\/p>\n
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin and Erdogan would meet Monday in Russia\u2019s Black Sea resort of Sochi.<\/p>\n
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