Russia 3 Ukrainian warships returned Negotiated to advance advantageous negotiations 19 November 6:45
We returned three Ukrainian ships that Russia had captured for nearly a year. Both countries are planning to hold a summit meeting between France and Germany in the near future with the aim of resolving the conflict that will continue in eastern Ukraine after Russia's annexation of Crimea five years ago. It seems that there is.
In Ukraine, after Russia annexed the southern Crimea five years ago, conflicts between pro-Russian groups backed by Russia in the eastern part of the border between the two countries and Ukrainian military forces close to Europe and America continued.
With the aim of resolving this conflict, the two countries will hold a summit meeting for the first time in three years under the mediation of France and Germany on the 9th of next month. Returned three Navy ships.
Three were two small guard boats and one tugboat, and were captured in November last year after being shot by a Russian border guard ship in the Black Sea off Crimea.
In September, Russia released Ukrainian soldiers on the captured ships in exchange for the same number of soldiers and journalists, explaining that the reason for the return was "the necessary investigation was completed." It is.
Regarding this, President Putin mentioned on the return of the ship in a telephone conference with French President Macron on the 18th and said that `` the Ukrainian government should fulfill its obligation '', so in the future negotiations in return for the return It seems that there is an aim to advance advantageously.