Ukraine sent an answer to the objection of the Russian Federation to the Maritime Law Tribunal

. In November 2018, Ukraine sent to the Arbitration Tribunal of the Law of the Sea a reply to the objections to the jurisdiction of the Arbitration Tribunal of the Law of the Sea, formulated by the Russian Federation in the framework of the inter-State arbitration procedure under the Conventions. UN Maritime Law. In its response, Ukraine points out that despite Russia's efforts to evade its illegal actions in the Black Sea, the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait, the Arbitration Court for the right of the sea has full right to hear the case of Ukraine ", states the statement.

that the Russian Federation has illegally removed Ukraine to the use of its maritime rights and usurped its sovereign right to regulate its activities in its own maritime area.

In violation of the UN Convention The Orsk Law Russia, among other things, continues to illegally extract from Energy and Ukrainian fishery resources, damaging Ukrainian fishermen, blocking the traffic to Ukrainian ports, illegally building cities in the Kerch Strait, were pointed out at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.