UK media earlier reported that UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has endorsed the idea of creating a multinational naval coalition to enable Ukraine's grain exports, now halted due to the Odessa port blockage.
"If there is any way to make it happen, and if the Netherlands were asked to play a part, of course I would be very happy to be part of such an alliance. But we're not there yet unfortunately," Ollongren told Bloomberg on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Creating a so-called sea corridor would require a "real assurance" from Russia that it would cooperate and allow ships to travel; Turkey's involvement is also important, she said, with account for the country's efforts to maintain dialogue with Moscow and Kiev.
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