Putin "The Ukrainian crisis, due to the provocation of the Ukrainian party for his reelection" – Chosun.com

Entry 2018.11.29 00:46
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the Ukrainian provocation of Ukrainian maritime containment was "a Ukrainian provocation in the run-up to the March presidential elections."

The Russian coastguard seized two Ukrainian navy ships and a tugboat for the purpose of crossing the Kerch Strait to travel from the Black Sea to the Azov Sea in the evening of the evening of the 25th. The Ukrainian crew was then arrested by dragging them to the port of Kerch on the Crimean peninsula, and the Russian side decided to arrest them for two months.

Putin said he had attended an economic forum in Moscow and said: "It is a provocation organized by the current government and the president, ahead of the presidential elections in March next year. ".

Putin said: "The current voting rate of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is in 5th place, and we can not go to the second round." The Ukrainian regime is trying to worsen the situation and make the obstacles difficult to overcome for its competitors. I did it, "he criticized.

"The Russian border guards understood their duties and their orders and performed their legal duties to protect the Russian territory," he said. "I do not know what they will do." He added.

"The Ukrainian part of the crew was riding two people from the National Security Agency who actually headed the special operations," Putin said, adding that "the Ukrainian ship had not answered the calls of the Russian coastguard and had entered our territorial waters. "He said.

At the same time, the case of seizing traps in Ukraine is spreading like a clash between Russia and Western countries such as the United States and Europe. Previously, the United States defined Russia's acts as "aggression" and promised Russian military support to Ukraine. US President Donald Trump has pledged to cancel the planned summit.