Moscow Warns Kiev Against Attempts To Unilaterally Change Azov Sea Status

Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published November 21, 2018 | 10:42 PM

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st November, 2018) Russia warns Ukraine against attempts to revise the status of the Sea of Azov as inland waters shared two countries in violation of international law, and urges Kiev to refrain from risky steps aimed at establishing state borders there unilaterally, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

"Russia is open to a constructive dialogue on the situation in the Sea of Azov and would like to warn Ukraine against attempts to revise the current status of the Sea of Azov as internal waters of two countries in violation of international laws," the ministry said in a statement.

"In this regard, we urge Kiev to refrain from any risky steps aimed at the unilateral establishment of the state border in the Sea of Azov, which Russia does not recognize," the ministry added.