V.Group CEO wants NATO escorts for Black Sea merchant ships

NATO gives a negative response to a call by René Kofod-Olsen, CEO of ship manager V.Group, to protect ships near the Ukrainian war zone, reports the Financial Times.
Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Vadim Ghirda/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

Merchant vessels sailing through the Black Sea near the southern coast of Ukraine should be escorted by war ships from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

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