The command of the Russian Black Sea Fleet, including naval aviation, is ready “to ensure the safety of navigation in the north-eastern part of the Black Sea and the Azov Sea water area” following the seizure by Ukrainian border guards of a Russian-flagged, Crimean-registered fishing vessel “Nord.”
“Aggressive actions by Ukrainian coast guards in international waters represent not only the risk of seizure of Russian vessels but also the formation of an actual state piracy,” a source in the security agencies of the occupied Crimea told RIA Novosti.
