Kyiv, Aug. 26 -- Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha on Wednesday spoke with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and briefed him on the "difficult situation" in the Black Sea amid what Ukraine alleges are intensified Russian strikes on its ports and maritime routes.

In a post on X, Sybiha said, "I had a phone call with India's External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar. I briefed him on the difficult situation in the Black Sea as a result of Russian aggression against Ukraine and intensified attacks on our ports and maritime routes," he said.

Sybiha said he also raised concerns over what he alleged were Russian attempts to disrupt Ukrainian food exports, saying these posed a threat to global food security.

"I underscored that Rus...