Russian Commodities Aren’t Safe in Red Sea as Houthis Attack
- Houthis said they’d shield Russian, Chinese ships from attack
- More ships from Russia attacked than from anywhere else
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Yemen’s Houthi militants have attacked more merchant ships hauling Russian commodities than products from anywhere else in the world, highlighting the limits of safe-passage assurances that the rebels gave Moscow earlier this year.
Back in January and March, the Houthis said that they would spare Russian shipping along with that of China as they targeted maritime trade in a bid to pressure Israel over the war in Gaza.