The House of Representatives of the US Congress passed a resolution on the Sea of ​​Azov

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A separate appeal was issued to the President of the United States and his allies and partners in the United States to compel Russia to face the ongoing aggression against Ukraine [19659004] "The document also focuses on Russia's repeated violations of international standards and agreements resulting from continued aggression against Ukraine, as well as systematic non-compliance with the rule of law. in Russia. alongside the Minsk Accords, as well as the intensification of Russian aggression against our State, including the militarization of the Azov Sea and the blockage of the Kerch Strait contrary to the law and the international treaties, "added the Embassy.

It is noted that the resolution was presented on November 29, 2018 by the President and Co-Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, Republican MP Ed Royce and Democrat MEP Eliot Engel [196459004]

Reference UNIAN On the morning of November 25, Russia blocked the passage of the Ukrainian tug "Yana Kapu" in the Straits of Kerch. of two boats "Berdyansk" and "Nikopol", which made a planned transition from the port of Odessa to the port of Mariupol

At the exit of the Kerch Strait, Russian ships opened fire on Ukrainian ships returning from d jà in Odessa without having any information about the possibility of going through the strait.

The occupants captured 24 Ukrainian soldiers. Three of them were injured.

Ukrainians were accused of illegally crossing the Russian border (Part 3 of Article 322 of the Russian Penal Code, up to six years' imprisonment). All prisoners were arrested by the so-called "Crimean" court, after which they were transported to the investigative isolators of Moscow "Lefortovo" and "Sailor's Silence".