Ukraine will break agreements with Russia on the Sea of Azov
Ukraine should soon break all agreements with Russia on the common use of the Sea of Azov so that Kyiv can declare the existence of a border and not allow Russian ships there, which now have the opportunity to unhindered passage throughout the entire water area.
The first deputy “permanent representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea” Izet Gdanov told the Majlis TV channel “ATR”, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“We must denounce the international agreements of 2003 on the joint use of the Sea of Azov, and of 1993 on the distribution of fishing quotas. All these agreements must be denounced. It is necessary to make a demarcation by sea, to declare a territorial sea for Azov, so that we actually have a 12-mile controlled zone. Today we don’t have it,” the official said.
Previously, the Ukrainian side stated that Russian warships were conducting reconnaissance in the Sea of Azov near the coast of Ukraine.
The day before, Kyiv announced missile firing exercises and closed the water area in the area of Berdyansk and Mariupol, as well as Novoazovsk, which is controlled by the DPR, to navigation until the fall.
A few weeks ago, after Ukraine seized the Crimean seiner Nord, Russia began to take harsh action in the Sea of Azov, detaining ships heading to Ukrainian ports for inspections. Such delays increase costs and make it unprofitable for shipowners to work with Ukrainian ports.
Ukraine will terminate its agreement with Russia on the Sea of Azov.