“This is a normal step of a civilized state, which we clearly consider our country. Investigative actions have been completed or nearly completed. We were not going to confiscate or appropriate anything. As a gesture of goodwill, we are returning them, ”Jabarov said.
According to him, the further development of Russian-Ukrainian relations will determine the results of the upcoming meeting of the "Norman Four", which is due to take place on December 9 in Paris.
“The key to a warming relationship lies in the Norman summit. If it succeeds ... some serious results will be accepted, progress will be made in restoring peace in the Donbass, then we will consider it successful, ”added the senator.
Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that in the neutral waters of the Black Sea, Ukraine transferred three previously detained Ukrainian ships to Ukraine.
On November 25, 2018, three ships of the Ukrainian Navy illegally crossed the state border of Russia and entered the territorial waters of the country. The Russian border service was forced to detain boats by force.