“Then, as now, they significantly increased combat forces near the border. Blinken said that the same Russian methods were seen back in 2014 when it invaded Ukraine’s territory. This was underlined by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Riga on 1 December. This was reported by Russia’s state news agencies Interfax and Tass, citing the FSB’s Public Relations Center. The agency reported later that the ship changed course and sailed away from the Kerch Strait. On the evening of 9 December, the Russian FSB announced that the ship of the Ukrainian Navy “Donbas” is moving towards the Kerch Strait, ignoring Russian coast guard vessels’ signals, and allegedly poses a threat to maritime safety. A military expert explains why Russia’s messaging is a psy-ops. These incidents happen on a daily basis and had gone unreported until 9 December. The Ukrainian ship, as usual, responded by saying it has full rights to these waters and continued as usual. On 9 December, Russia caused an international stir by claiming that a Ukrainian Navy ship was undermining maritime security by passing through the Kerch Strait to the Azov Sea (which since 2003 is an “internal sea” of Russia and Ukraine, meaning that any ship of both countries can freely pass at any time), and threatening to open fire on the Ukrainian ship.
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