President Putin's Secretary: "The incident in the Kerch Strait is a very dangerous provocation"
The incident in the Kerch Strait is a very dangerous provocation that requires a serious investigation, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
"This is a very dangerous provocation, which, of course, requires a special investigation," Peskov told reporters.
The Russian Foreign Ministry is preparing a detailed statement on what happened in the Kerch Strait, Mr Peskov said.
At the same time, the spokesman for the Russian President noted that on Russia's initiative, the United Nations will consider the incident with three Ukrainian warships near the Kerch Strait on Monday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is closely monitoring the situation in the Kerch Strait and is receiving all information on this issue, the head of state's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
November 25,Three ships of the Ukrainian Navy Berdyansk, Nikopol and Yana Kapa, in violation of Articles 19 and 21 of the UN Convention, illegally crossed the maritime border of Russia. These vessels did not comply with the legitimate requests of the Russian authorities.
Russia decided to use weapons. All three ships were seized about 20 kilometers off the Russian coast.
In the incident, three Ukrainian soldiers were slightly injured. They received medical care, their lives are not in danger. Russia has opened a criminal case for violating the state border.
