“Initially, the proposal made to Kiev all this time did not lose its relevance. They can do this at any time, ”the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry quoted Interfax as saying.
At the same time, the department reminded that such a procedure can be carried out subject to a "guarantee of safety" of ships as material evidence.
Earlier, Kommersant, citing two sources, wrote that a decision had been made to transfer the ships detained in the Kerch Strait to Kiev before the summit in the Norman format, which will be held on December 9 in Paris.
Ships without ammunition are planned to be transferred to Ukraine on the high seas.
Ukrainian warships and 24 sailors were detained on November 25, 2018 in the Kerch Strait after violating the Russian border.
In September, the military was transferred to Kiev as part of an exchange procedure between Russia and Ukraine.