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NSDC proposes president to declare 60-day martial law in Ukraine over Kerch Strait incident The National Security and Defense Council on Ukraine's (NSDC) proposed that President Petro Poroshenko declare martial law in the country for 60 days. 207 430 553 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
General Staff intercepts communication of Russian coast guards during attack on Ukrainian vessels. AUDIO Russia breached international law and Ukrainian legislation when it committed an act of aggression against the sovereign state of Ukraine. 101 397 243 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Several Ukrainian warships attacked, seized by Russian commandos in Sea of Azov, - Navy Russian coast guard ships opened fire on a group of vessels of the Ukrainian Navy – two small-sized 'Berdiansk' and 'Nikopol' armored artillery boats and the 'Yany Kapu' tugboat – as they were leaving the Kerch Strait on Sunday evening. 100 364 781 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Ukrainian parliament backs presidential decree introducing 30-day martial law in several regions The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine greenlighted the introduction of martial law in Ukraine. 78 051 550 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Footage of Russian warship going to ram Ukraine’s tug boat surfaced on YouTube. VIDEO The editorial team notes that the incident was filmed from the Russian vessel that rammed the Ukrainian tug boat. 70 126 258 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
US Envoy Volker puzzled by Russia's reasoning for attack on Ukraine vessels U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker expressed his dismay at Russia's seizing Ukraine's warships and crew and then accusing Ukraine of provocation. 53 212 344 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Vessels involved in preventing Ukrainian ships from passing through Kerch Strait belong to persons running business in Ukraine, - InformNapalm. PHOTOS The Neyma tanker and tug boats Bystryi, Gandvik and Eltigen, which were deployed near the Kerch Strait bridge's arc to block the passage of Ukrainian ships, belong to individuals doing business in Ukraine. 50 634 61 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
"Mr. Putin, this is no joke, no incident, no crisis, this is war," - Poroshenko on unprovoked attack on Ukrainian warships. VIDEO President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko stresses the need for a NATO presence in the Black Sea and fresh U.S. and EU sanctions that would stop the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline amid growing tensions in the Black and Azov Sea regions. 43 925 421 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade War
SBU detains Russian tanker that blocked Ukrainian ships in Kerch Strait Ukraine's SBU Security Service, together with the Military Prosecutor's Office, has detained the Russian tanker Neyma that blocked Ukrainian naval vessels in the Kerch Strait in November 2018. 41 697 267 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Bellingcat says Russia attacked Ukrainian vessels in international waters Based on the official data released by Ukraine and Russia, Bellingcat made a conclusion that the Russian border guards fired upon the Ukrainian vessels in international waters. 40 215 243 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Several Ukrainian seamen injured in Kerch Strait incident taken to Moscow, - Ukraine president's envoy Several Ukrainian sailors who received injuries as Russian Navy vessels fired upon the Ukrainian warships in the Kerch Strait had been taken to Moscow. 38 824 121 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Russia resorts to provocations as Ukrainian warships enter Sea of Azov, - Navy. PHOTOS On Sept. 23, two Ukrainian warships - A500 Donbas search and rescue vessel and A830 Korets seagoing tug - which would become part of the newly created naval base of the Ukrainian fleet on the Sea of Azov, entered the sea waters with Russian reconnaissance vessel approaching them at obviously dangerous distance. 33 822 153 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
"Putin is weaker than he would have the West believe," - Poroshenko In his piece in The New York Times, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says that Russia’s seeks to return to an era where property and land are seized by force. 30 573 260 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Parliament’s national security committee backs martial law introduction The Verkhovna Rada Committee on National Security and Defense discussed and expressed support to the bill endorsing the presidential decree to introducing martial law in the country. 28 696 202 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Ukraine's warships to continue passing through Kerch Strait, defense minister says Ukrainian Navy ships are going to continue using the Kerch Strait, otherwise Russia will completely occupy the Sea of Azov. 26 842 215 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Navy Commander Voronchenko: Ukraine to ask Turkey to close Bosphorus to Russian vessels Ukraine is going to ask to close the Bosphorus Strait to Russian ships in response to the Kerch Strait incident. 25 995 307 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Putin allows German and French experts to monitor Kerch Strait, - Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a proposal by German Chancellor Angela Merkel for German and French experts to monitor the Kerch Strait near occupied Crimea. 23 545 100 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Ukraine's president asked UOC MP Head Onufriy to facilitate release of seamen captured by Russian President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko stresses that he had used and would continue to use all possible means to free Ukrainian sailors captured by Russia. 19 955 523 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Putin sees himself as Russian emperor, wants to annex another part of Ukraine, - Poroshenko on Russia’s aggression The events neat the Kerch Strait of Nov. 25 show Russian President Putin's aggressive intent to annex a further part of Ukraine. 19 236 334 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Ukraine's president announces package of 'Azov sanctions': "Russia will pay high price for its aggression" President Petro Poroshenko says Ukraine is preparing claims to international judicial institutions in response to the act of aggression against Ukrainian ships. 18 966 221 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia Azov Sea blockade
Seized Ukrainian ships return from Russia. VIDEO President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi welcomed Ukrainian warships the Berdyansk, the Nikopol and the Yany Kapu, which had been seized by Russia last year, at the port of Ochakiv on November 20. 18 839 386 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Kremlin not to execute Tribunal's decision on release of Ukrainian sailors International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea wants Russia to release Ukrainian sailors till June 25. 18 552 193 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Russia’s actions against Ukraine show it cannot be trusted, - US Defense Secretary Mattis Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian ships in the Sea of Azov in contradiction to signed treaties and the Law of the Sea show that Russia cannot be counted on to keep its word. 17 516 163 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Activists gather outside Presidential Administration, parliament, seek decisive response to Russian aggression. VIDEO&PHOTOS. VIDEO&PHOTOS National Corps and National Squad members are holding a rally near the Presidential Administration and Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 16 592 196 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Case of captured Ukrainian sailors beyond jurisdiction of UN Tribunal, - Russia's Foreign Ministry The Russian Foreign Ministry states the UN International Tribunal has no jurisdiction in the case regarding the Russian attack on Ukrainian sailors near the Kerch Strait on November 25. 15 928 166 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Poroshenko: EU prepares new sanctions over Russia's actions in Azov-Kerch water area Another step in countering Russian aggression against Ukraine is the introduction of a new package of sanctions over the Azov Sea clash. 15 817 197 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Azov Sea blockade
Merkel intends to address Azov Sea issue with Putin at upcoming G20 summit, says no military solution to Ukraine conflict German Chancellor Angela Merkel believes there is no military solution to Ukraine-Russia dispute. 15 373 157 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Azov Sea blockade
MEPs pass resolution stiffening sanctions on Russia over aggression in Kerch Strait The European Parliament called on the European Union to impose stronger sanctions on the Russian Federation if the captured Ukrainian sailors are not released and if there is any further military escalation. 14 790 154 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Azov Sea blockade
Russia continues creeping offensive in Azov and Black Seas, - Poltorak There are certain threats in the Azov Sea, but Ukraine armed forces stay alert. 14 320 132 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Russia almost lifted Azov Sea and Kerch Strait blockade after tough reaction by Ukraine and its Western partners, - Omelian Russia aggressive actions at sea should be punished by sanctions on its ports in the Azov and Black Sea regions. 14 181 65 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia Azov Sea blockade
Kremlin started spreading fake news a year before Kerch Strait incident to mitigate public response, EU commissioner says EU Security Commissioner Julian King said Russia had paved the way for its decision to fire on and board two artillery ships and a tug boat through the dissemination of fake news. 14 091 110 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
US sees Kerch Strait incident as Russia's dangerous escalation The U.S. condemns aggressive Russian action urging Ukraine's Russian presidents to engage directly to resolve this situation. 13 044 89 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Russia partially unlocks Ukraine's Azov Sea ports, Infrastructure Minister Omelian says As of Dec. 3, 2018, ships are passing through the Kerch Strait toward Ukrainian ports in the Sea of Azov. 12 923 72 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Crimea-based occupation court remands two captured Ukrainian sailors in pre-trial custody The invaders’ rubber-stamp "Kyiv district court of Simferopol" placed two Ukrainian sailors in 60-day pre-trial custody. 12 875 71 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Foreign Minister Klimkin: International tribunal decision thwarts Russia's plans to use Ukrainian POWs as bargaining chips The decision by the United Nations International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ordering Russia to release three ships of the Ukrainian Navy and 24 Ukrainian sailors captured in the Kerch Strait area in November 2018 and allow them to return to Ukraine has disrupted Moscow's plans. 11 956 56 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
MFA Russia admits possibility of releasing POW sailors from custody before end of "trial" The Russian Foreign Ministry has admitted that Ukrainian naval sailors captured by Russia near the Kerch Strait Nov 25, 2018, could be released from custody and returned to Ukraine before the court in Moscow's hands down a ruling on charges brought before them, while this is not about lifting their "responsibility". 11 889 48 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
US gives Ukraine $10M for building naval capabilities following Kerch Strait incident The U.S. Department of State is going to provide $10 million to further build Ukraine’s naval capabilities "in response to Russia’s dangerous escalation and unjustified Nov. 25 attack on three Ukrainian naval vessels near the Kerch Strait." 11 506 188 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
PACE passes resolution on Russia’s aggression in Sea of Azov Parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has supported the resolution on escalation in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait. 11 456 80 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
US position is clear: Russia must return to Ukraine its ships, detained sailors, - State Department deputy spokesperson America's position regarding the Kerch Strait incident is very clear: the Russian Federation must return to Ukraine its vessels and detained crewmembers. 11 096 49 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Russia can't return Ukraine's boats captured in Kerch Strait in 2018, - lawyer For the time being, Russia cannot bring back the Ukrainian boats it captured in the Kerch Strait in November 2018. 10 911 155 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
21 Ukrainian sailors brought to Moscow-based Lefortovo prison, three wounded ones - to Matrosskaya Tishina, - sources 21 of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured by the Russian FSB Security Service are in detention facility in Moscow. 10 106 25 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Putin to visit Crimea on December 24 amid opening of railway connection On December 23, President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will travel to the occupied Crimea in order to personally take part in the opening of the railway movement on the Crimean Bridge. 9 672 119 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Azov Sea blockade
Pressure exerted on Ukrainian sailors to get their confessions, - lawyer Polozov The Ukrainian servicemen captured by the Russian FSB Security Service near the Kerch Strait, who are now being held in the Moscow-based Lefortovo detention facility, are being exerted psychological pressure upon in order to extract their confessions. 9 600 69 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
Russia’s economic war against Ukraine: journalists show statistics of Mariupol, Berdiansk ports blockade by Moscow. INFOGRAPHICS Journalists compiled maps that clearly show the economic blockade of the Azov Sea-based Ukrainian ports by the Russian Federation. 9 172 10 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Top border guard says Russia paves way for economic blockade of Ukraine's ports Ukraine's State Border Guard Service Chief, Petro Tsyhykal says Russia creates preconditions for economic blockade of the country's sea and river ports. 9 129 27 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
UNGA backs resolution calling to stop Russia's occupation, militarization of Crimea The resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) calls on the Russian Federation to withdraw its armed forces from Crimea, stop the occupation of the Ukrainian territories and refrain from impeding the lawful exercise of navigational rights and freedoms in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Kerch Strait. 9 022 33 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas Azov Sea blockade
Ukraine's army commander says Russian threat highest since 2014, - Reuters Chief of Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces says Russia has been ramping up its forces near the border with Ukraine since August and now poses the greatest military threat since 2014, the year Moscow annexed Crimea. 8 858 131 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade
Ships captured during Kerch crisis transferred to Ukraine In accordance with the Russian-Ukrainian agreements reached, warships captured in the Kerch Strait region in November 2018 transferred to the Ukrainian side. 8 290 94 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade
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