FM Zalkaliani: Developments in the Azov Sea “Alarming”

Developments in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait are alarming, Georgian Foreign Minister Davit Zalkaliani said in a twitter post on November 26.

Zalkaliani said attack on Ukrainian army vessels and their seizure “is a blatant violation of international maritime law and undermines security of the whole region.”

“Georgia fully supports Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he concluded.

Closely following alarming developments in #AzovSea & #KerchStrait. Attack on Ukrainian navy vessels&siezure of them is a blatant violation of Int.maritime law and undermines security of the whole region. Geo fully supports Ukraine’s sovereignty&territorial integrity @MFA_Ukraine

— David Zalkaliani (@DZalkaliani) November 26, 2018

According to the Ukrainian MFA, Ukrainian navy ships Berdyansk and Nikopol, together with a tug boat Yana Kapu, were attacked and captured by Russian navy ships, wounding and capturing their crew members. Ukrainian vessels were en route to Mariupol from Odessa.

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