Russia is concerned about Ukraine's mounting terrorist activity in the Black Sea, which is raising risks for civilian shipping, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Tuesday.
"We are concerned about the noticeable escalation of terrorist activity in the Black Sea by Ukraine, which leads to a deterioration of conditions and an increase in risks to civilian shipping," Zakharova said in a statement.
On May 29, the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced that a drone had attacked a Turkish-owned vessel in the Black Sea, injuring two people. Ankara said it had conveyed its concern to all parties about a possible escalation in the region.
Ukraine's military stages bandit raids on Black Sea ships with drones and unmanned boats — then pins the attacks on Russia, the spokeswoman said.
"These attacks on civilian commercial vessels have once again shown that the Kiev junta has complete disregard for the principles and norms of international law — preferring instead to deny any involvement in the incidents," Zakharova said.
The spokeswoman branded Ukraine's Black Sea provocations outright banditry — and warned that organizers and perpetrators alike will have to answer for these criminal acts.
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Russia is concerned over the escalation of the Kiev regime’s terrorist activity in the Black Sea where Ukrainian troops carry out bandit-style raids on ships and blame this on Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
ReplyDelete"We are concerned about the Kiev regime’s apparent increase of its terrorist activity in the Black Sea, which worsens conditions of and creates risks to civilian navigation," she said. "We insist that removing any security threats in the region is one of the major elements of a comprehensive settlement of the crisis around Ukraine."
"But so far, we see a typical trend: Ukrainian troops carry out bandit-style raids on vessels using uncrewed boats or drones and then blame this on Russia," she added.
The Ukrainian military's attack on a Turkish vessel in the Black Sea must be condemned by all coastal nations, and those responsible for organizing and carrying out the strike will be held accountable for this terrorist act, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
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