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PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:17 pm 
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Ukraine accuses Russia of firing on, seizing three of its ships
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Ukraine's navy accused Russia of opening fire on and seizing three of its vessels on Sunday in a strait near Moscow-annexed Crimea, sparking alarm among Kiev's Western allies and raising fears of possible military escalation.
The incident occurred in the Kerch Strait, a narrow waterway that gives access to the Sea of Azov that is used by Ukraine and Russia.
Ukraine's navy said it took place as three of its ships -- two small warships and a tugboat -- were heading through the strait for the port of Mariupol.
It said a Russian border guard vessel rammed the tugboat in "openly aggressive actions" and then fired on one of its ships. Two Ukrainian soldiers were reportedly injured.
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US, NATO Warn Russia of Potential Consequences for Attack on Ukrainian Navy
26 Nov 2018
Military.com | By Richard Sisk
The U.S. and NATO warned Russia on Monday of possible consequences for the attack upon and seizure of three small Ukrainian Navy ships -- two gunboats and a tugboat -- in the Black Sea. But they announced no immediate steps to counter the aggression.
At an emergency United Nations Security Council session requested by Ukraine, outgoing U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned Russia's "outlaw actions" in violation of international law, but made no mention of whether the U.S. might toughen existing sanctions against Moscow.
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The Ukraine finds itself in the same situation as Czechoslovakia did in 1938. I wonder if we are heading for the same outcome?

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Meanwhile, Ukraine's president has declared martial law in his country in the aftermath of the above incident.

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Experts say Russia’s actions in the Kerch Strait were illegal
By: David B. Larter   1 day ago
Russia’s seizure of Ukraine’s naval vessels is illegal, no matter whose version of events is true, according to three international law experts who responded to questions from Defense News.

The precise events that sparked an international crisis in the Kerch Strait between Russia and its Ukrainian neighbors are hotly debated, and the two parties have opposing versions of the Nov. 25 clash. Then, Russian security services rammed, then fired on Ukrainian vessels, before ultimately seizing the ships and arresting the sailors on board.

Russia has released video confessions from Ukrainian sailors about their supposed violation of Russian sovereignty, and has put them up on charges and transferred them to prison cells in Moscow, according to Russian media reports.

Even if you take all that the Kremlin has said about the incident at face value, Russia’s actions still constitute a violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea – a treaty that both Russia and Ukraine have ratified, experts say.

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Ukraine Says It Will Send Naval Ships Through Kerch Strait Soon
9 Dec 2018
The Associated Press | By Yuras Karmanau and Nataliya Vasilyeva
MINSK, Belarus -- Ukraine's defense ministry warned Russia on Friday that it will soon send navy ships through the Kerch Strait, where Russia fired on and seized three Ukrainian vessels two weeks ago.
The announcement sets up another possible flashpoint in the long-simmering conflict between Russia and Ukraine that erupted in 2014, with Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula. On Nov. 25, Russian border guards opened fire on three Ukrainian navy vessels that were moving through the Kerch Strait near Crimea, seizing the ships and their crews.
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