On Monday, July 1, Turkiye, Romania, and Bulgaria launched a joint operation in the Black Sea to search for mines, aimed at enhancing maritime safety, especially for Ukrainian grain exports, according to Bloomberg. The initiative, led by Istanbul, aims to neutralize drifting mines in certain areas of the Black Sea due to war. Last year, a Russian missile strike near Odesa hit a commercial vessel, resulting in the death of the captain and injuries to others. A ship chartered by agricultural giant Cargill Inc. was also damaged by an explosion while sailing from a Ukrainian port in the Black Sea …