Kiev has prepared a note to Moscow for the release of Ukrainian sailors

The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine has prepared for the Russian Ministry of foreign Affairs note on release of the Ukrainian sailors. About it on air of radio " NV " said the Deputy foreign Minister Elena zerkal.

in her expressions, until the end of the day the document will be submitted to the Ministry of foreign Affairs.

The mirror added that on may 28, Ukraine will appeal to the foreign Ministry of other countries with the request to demand from Russia to fulfill the decisions of the international Tribunal of the UN.

before the Moscow city court rejected an appeal to extend the arrest of eight Ukrainian sailors. So, all 24 participants of the conflict in the Kerch Strait will remain under arrest.

in November 2018 3 ships of the Ukrainian naval forces violated the state border of Russia, entered into at the time of the closed water area of the Russian territorial sea, then moved from the Black sea to Kerch Strait. The ships maneuvered in a dangerous manner, ignoring the demands of the Russian side. Then they, along with 22 sailors and 2 employees of SBU was caught. Against the former on Board the Ukrainians prosecuted under the criminal code on illegal border crossing. Russian President Vladimir Putin called the incident a provocation, which was caused by a low rating of Petro Poroshenko before the elections.

on the first day of the weekend, international court United Nations law of the sea asked in a persistent form from the Russian side to release the detained sailors. The court thus does not consider it necessary to demand from Russia to stop it in their relation to the case under the criminal code. In addition, according to the decision of the Tribunal, the Russian Federation and Ukraine are required until June 25 to submit reports about the incident in the Kerch Strait.

for its part, the Russian side did not want to participate in the hearings. In the capital of Russia many times noted that the court has no jurisdiction, for the consideration of the conflict. Press Secretary of Russian leader Dmitry Peskov has noticed that in the case of the Kerch Strait are not applicable Convention on the law of the sea of 1982. The leadership of the Russian Federation also stressed that the Russian Federation will continue to defend his view in this incident.



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