Mr. Grindeanu said Romania “is not trying to make money” out of Ukraine’s pain. “We invested a lot of money in Galati,” the minister said in an interview in Bucharest. “But they don’t use it. A move to Romanian ports would mean that Ukraine would forfeit considerable loading fees and other revenue. With entry to the Sulina channel so congested, Ukraine has sought to open a second route to the north by dredging the Bystroye Canal, a Ukrainian waterway connected to another branch of the Danube.

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Persons: Grindeanu, Romania “, Oleksandr Kubrakov, ” Organizations: Ukraine — Locations: Romania, Galati, Ukraine, Ukraine — Romania, ”, Bucharest, Romanian, Ukrainian