Ukraine is trapped in the Sea of Azov
Ukraine still hasn't terminated the "Grand Treaty," nor the agreement with Russia that makes the Sea of Azov a shared territory for both countries, as Moscow recognized Ukraine's borders in those documents. Ukrainian military expert Igor Koziy stated this on Channel 5, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
According to him, the current agreements signed by Ukraine during the presidency of Leonid Kuchma cannot be terminated.
“You need to approach it carefully, correctly and subtly. Guys, in two legislative documents that relate to the use of the Sea of Azov and regarding friendship and cooperation with the Russian Federation, there are border issues. If, God forbid, we withdraw or destroy this or that international document, then in fact we will thereby abandon our own border. This cannot be done. But this needs to be calculated ten times,” Koziy said.
Let us recall that Russian border guards have tightened the inspection regime for ships sailing to or from Mariupol and Berdyansk. Such measures were taken in response to Kiev’s seizure of the Crimean seiner Nord. Ukraine says its ports are suffering losses due to the naval blockade.
The deputy of the "permanent representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea," Izet Gdanov, proposed terminating all agreements with Russia on the common use of the Sea of Azov , so that Kiev could declare the existence of a border and not allow Russian ships, which currently have unimpeded passage throughout the entire water area, into it.
Ukraine Trapped in the Sea of Azov