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| NATO chief demands Russia release Ukrainian sailors, vessels |
| 2018-12-04 |
| [ALMASDARNEWS] Secretary General of NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... Jens Stoltenberg demanded that Russia release the detained Ukrainian sailors and ships it seized during the Kerch Strait incident, speaking in a presser in Brussels on Monday. "Russia must release the Ukrainian sailors and ships, it must also allow freedom of navigation and unhindered access to Ukrainian ports in the Sea of Azov. Ukrainian vessels, military as well as civilian, have the right to navigate through the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov," the NATO chief said. Stoltenberg stated that since the "the illegal annexation of Crimea" NATO has provided political and practical support to Ukraine, highlighting the increase in the number of ships under NATO’s command in the Black Sea region. |
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