Russian Foreign Ministry Denies Illegal Action Against Ukraine In Sea Of Azov

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Russian Foreign Ministry Denies Illegal Action Against Ukraine in Sea of Azov

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 21st November, 2018) Russia has not taken any illegal or aggressive measures against Ukraine in the inland waters they both share, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

"Russia firmly rejects all accusations of aggressive or illegal actions in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait ...

Its actions there are in line with international laws and aim at protecting the national security proportionately to threats from extremists, including Ukrainian ones," the ministry said in a statement.

The ministry stressed that Russia regarded the waters east of Crimea as an integral part of its territory. The Black Sea peninsula in southern Europe rejoined Russia in 2014.