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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. 100 029 781 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade 
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. 206 929 553 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. 77 659 550 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. 19 713 523 Previously in trend: 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. 43 711 421 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade War 
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. 18 535 386 Previously in trend: 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. 52 866 344 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. 19 022 334 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. 25 786 307 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade 
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. 41 485 267 Previously in trend: 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. 30 411 260 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. 69 917 258 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. 101 146 243 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. 39 957 243 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. 18 831 221 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia 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. 26 673 215 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. 28 585 202 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine 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. 15 657 197 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia Azov Sea blockade 
Activists gather outside Presidential Administration, parliament, seek decisive response to Russian aggression. VIDEO&PHOTOS National Corps and National Squad members are holding a rally near the Presidential Administration and Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 16 431 196 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. 18 364 193 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." 11 394 188 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade 
Ukraine to build naval base on Sea of Azov by year-end Ukrainian government plans to create a naval base on the Sea of Azov by the end of 2018. 16 706 169 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine 
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. 15 780 166 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. 17 334 163 Previously in trend: 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. 15 221 157 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia 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. 10 655 155 Previously in trend: 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. 14 648 154 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia 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. 33 665 153 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade 
Poroshenko: Ukraine asked International Tribunal to make Russia free captured sailors Ukraine has applied to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to force Russia to release our sailors, President Petro Poroshenko posts on Facebook. 6 314 149 Previously in trend: 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. 14 160 132 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine 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. 8 677 131 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade 
Russian sailors detained by SBU arrive in Moscow On July 25, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) along with Military Prosecutor’s Office detained Russian tanker which blocked Ukrainian Nikopol, Berdyansk and Yanu Kapu in Kerch Strait last autumn. 6 421 131 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade 
Ukrainian navy commander willing to replace sailors in Russian prison, - BILD Commander of the Ukrainian Naval Forces, Ihor Voronchenko, wants to go to a Russian prison in place of his sailors, if President Putin, in return, releases his men. 7 695 128 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade 
Ukraine's president calls on EU to take real steps to stop Russia's 'creeping annexation' of Azov Sea President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko urged the EU to take real steps to stop Russia's "creeping annexation" of the Sea of Azov. 4 161 121 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. 38 657 121 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade 
Russia must return, not swap arrested Ukrainian sailors to Ukraine The exchange between Kyiv and Moscow of arrested or convicted citizens does not apply to the 24 Ukrainian naval sailors who were detained in the Kerch Strait area in late 2018 and are under arrest in Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said. 7 825 119 Previously in trend: 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. 9 512 119 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas 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. 13 878 110 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. 23 430 100 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Azov Sea blockade 
US European allies may bar Russian vessels from European ports, US Envoy Volker says U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations, Ambassador Kurt Volker says America and its Western allies are considering a number of options to prevent Russia from asserting any more "unilateral control" in the shared waters of the Azov Sea. 7 672 96 Previously in trend: Sanctions against Russia 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. 8 143 94 Previously in trend: 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. 12 918 89 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. 11 341 80 Previously in trend: Azov Sea blockade 
Russia extends arrest of Ukrainian sailors for another three months Moscow’s court has extended the arrest of Ukrainian sailors-prisoners of war for another three months until October 24, 2019. 4 199 73 Previously in trend: 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. 12 771 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. 12 727 71 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine 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. 9 441 69 Previously in trend: 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. 14 065 65 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine Sanctions against Russia Azov Sea blockade 
