Kiev has refused to discuss the question of the release of the sailors, said Zakharov
Ukraine did not discuss with Russia the issue of returning captured in the Kerch Strait sailors, said the official Commissioner of the foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
She stressed that Moscow took an unprecedented step in recommending Kiev the possibility of freeing people.
Zakharov said that in the case of consent to work would be connected lawyers who would find the right wording to solve the problem.
But the Kiev authorities need not themselves detained seamen, and the only noise around this situation, said the Commissioner of the foreign Ministry in Facebook.
Twenty-5 June the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation sent a note to the international Court on the law of the sea and the residence of the Ambassador of Ukraine. They emphasized that the criminal proceedings regarding the 24 Ukrainian seafarers continues, But Moscow is ready to meet " during the criminal procedure law."
in response to this the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine Pavlo Klimkin asked in a persistent form to Russia immediately and without doubt fulfilled the decision of the international Tribunal and released all captured.
The day before in Kiev said that Moscow demanded written guarantees that Ukraine will continue the criminal prosecution of seafarers.
in November 2018 3 ships of naval forces of Ukraine violated the state border of Russia and within hours was performing dangerous maneuvers, not responding to the legitimate demands of the Russian authorities.
The guards tied violators. In the interior of the vessels were 24 military, and among them two employees of the SBU. The court ended all into custody and charged with trespassing.
Vladimir Putin gave an assessment of the actions of the Ukrainian authorities as a provocation at the beginning of the presidential election.
on the eve of April, the U.S. permanent representative to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison said that the Alliance wants to take "the package" Black sea " to ensure the safe passage of Ukrainian courts across the Kerch Strait ". Moscow criticized the decision.