Tensions are escalating in the latest dispute between Russia and Ukraine.
Nov. 28 (UPI) — Tensions are escalating in the latest dispute between Russia and Ukraine.
The recent spat started Sunday when Russia seized three Ukrainian navy ships and crew in the Kerch Strait. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the ships entered territorial waters illegally to provoke a response. The crisis prompted Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to impose martial law in some parts of the country for 30 days.
“It’s a provocation initiated by the current authorities, and I think by the [Ukrainian] president, in light of the upcoming elections to be held next year… The incident in the Black Sea happened, it is a border incident, no more,” Putin said at a Moscow business forum, according to CNBC.
