“Everything is very simple here. According to international agreements, laws, agreements, Ukrainian warships have the right to pass without hindrance from the Black Sea to the Sea of Azov and vice versa. The end of the story. Yes, we will continue to do it, regardless of whether Russians like it or not. We will continue to do this, ”he quotes NewsOne.
According to him, international observers will go with the Ukrainian sailors.
December 19, Secretary of National Security and Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov announced a new passage of the country's warships through the Kerch Strait.
On November 25, three ships of the Ukrainian Navy illegally crossed the Russian border, after which they were detained. The court arrested all 24 servicemen.
The SBU said that the officers carried out "official tasks".