In Crimea responded to the offer of Berlin on the Kerch Strait
. The arrival of German and French experts to assess the situation in the Kerch Strait will confirm the strict observance by Russia of All international shipping regulations, said Last news the head of the Crimean Parliament for interethnic relations Yuri HEMPEL.
So he explained the message about the fact that German Chancellor Angela Merkel has proposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin to send in the territory of the Kerch Strait and European specialists.
in his vision, the Kerch Strait could visit and Ukrainian experts, However, have no confidence in their objectivity and impartiality.
"We have repeatedly convinced that the leaders of Ukraine and his team are focused on constructive process," - said HEMPEL.
However, he was sure that in the near future in Russian-German relations will prevail over pragmatism and the desire to build a positive dialogue.
On the proposal Merkel to send in the Kerch Strait observers from Germany and France told yesterday the Russian foreign Minister S. Lavrov In.. According to his statement, with this idea the German Chancellor appealed to Putin during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, to which the Russian President agreed. However, the visit of specialists as long as did not take place. Lavrov said that Berlin wants to make this "simple trip" as a document which should be agreed with Ukraine.
Of navigation in the Kerch Strait found himself the center of attention after the incident, which occurred on November 25. Then 3 of the Ukrainian ship violated the Russian border and a couple of hours maneuvered in a dangerous manner, not responding to the legitimate demands of the Russian authorities. Russian border guards tied the ships, the cabin was 22 Ukrainian seafarers and two employees of the SBU. All of them were arrested On charges of illegally crossing the border.
Putin called the incident in the Black sea provocation that took Petro Poroshenko for his low ratings in early presidential elections. The President of Russia has noticed that the guards performed their duty of protecting the border.