“This decision, except for exacerbating the situation in this region, will not result ... Therefore, first of all, we will oppose this in every way, including the fact that we will definitely consider taking appropriate measures to focus and target the attack means to destroy these groupings - RIA Novosti quotes the words of Shamanov.

Earlier, the State Department Special Representative for Ukraine, Kurt Walker, said that the US needs to consider increasing its presence in the Black Sea.

He also said that the US does not exclude the introduction of new sanctions against Russia in connection with the incident in the Kerch Strait.