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In the United States Department of Defense, point out again that we can not trust Putin. Pentagon leader Jim Mattis considers the Kremlin's aggressive actions in the Azov Sea and the capture of Ukrainian ships in defiance of international law.
The corresponding statement was published on the website of the US Department of Defense.
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During his visit to the National Defense Forum of California, Mattis has stressed that "that Russia has again flagrantly violated international law
This is also demonstrated by the insolent negligence and violation by the Russians of the 2003 agreement with Ukraine, which allowed Russian and Ukrainian ships to cross the Straits of Kerch freely, this treaty having been violently violated
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The US Secretary of Defense also comments on the possible reaction of the United States to the aggressive behavior of Russia. , Washington is dealing with "someone who can not be trusted."
"It's a very difficult situation, because Putin is slowly learning. It does not recognize that what it does creates a hostile attitude towards it. It actually forces NATO to rearm and reinforce the democratic position, the united position of all democracies,
pointed out the US minister.
In addition, Mattis also reminded Russia of the abandonment of the Treaty on the Elimination of Small and Medium-Range Missiles. According to him, no agreement in this case can be effective, because "there are no new American missiles in Europe, but new Russian missiles".
By the way, despite the pre-canceled meeting due to the escalation of the Azov Sea, US President Donald Trump also crossed the margins of the G20 summit with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Putin said Trump had explained "his vision" of Russia's aggressive actions in the sea of Azov during an informal conversation, but that "everyone was staying in his mind".
What do we know about the escalation of Azov's sea conflict and its aftermath? On November 25, the Russian border ship made a descent in the tug of the Ukrainian army in the sea of Azov. It is known that two small armored artillery boats and a navy attack tug of the Ukrainian Armed Forces have moved from the port of Odessa to the port of Mariupol, in accordance with international standards. However, Russia has stated that Ukrainian warships allegedly "illegally entered the temporarily closed waters of the Russian territorial sea" and continued to move into the Kerch Strait.
Subsequently, a group of Ukrainian navy ships continued their journey to Mariupol. However, right out of the Kerch Strait, Russian border ships opened fire on Ukrainian ships, injuring six Ukrainian soldiers. Russia also seized 2 Ukrainian ships and captured 24 Ukrainian sailors.
After that, Ukraine granted military status in the 10 oblasts until December 26 and banned injured men aged 16 to 60 from Russia. Instead, Russia started blocking Ukrainian ships and ports in the Azov Sea. On 28 November, the "court" of the occupied Crimea chose a preventive detention measure of up to two months for the 24 Ukrainian captive sailors.
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