DW: Russia returns navy vessels seized from Ukraine
Russian authorities have returned three Ukrainian military ships from their Crimean port to Ukraine. The navy vessels were seized during a clash in the Kerch Strait last year.
Three Ukrainian ships were returned on Monday almost a year after the Russian navy seized the vessels in the Kerch Strait.
Ukrainian officials confirmed the return, a day after tug boats were seen towing the vessels through the strait that separates Crimea from the Russian mainland. Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs previously announced the handover earlier on Monday.
The move was "in accordance with the agreements reached with the Ukrainian side," sources from Russian intelligence agency FSB's Crimean branch told Russian news agency Interfax.
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WNU Editor: I call this slow but forward progress.
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2 comments:
Good move. You have to wonder if some things haven't been cleverly hidden on those ships to perhaps listen to, or, to detonate should those ships ever be involved in serious activities with Russian ships. I am sure they will be well checked but nevertheless ....
"...or, to detonate ..."
We all know what type of education you don't have.
Run along now, enjoy yourself, watch something realistic (IYO) like "Avengers."
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