Ukrainian vessels entered Russian territorial waters, the waters that were Russian even before Crimea has joined the Russian Federation.
Ukraine’s provocation in the Kerch Strait derailed the planned Putin-Trump meeting.
On November 25 border patrol boats belonging to Russia’s FSB security service seized two small Ukrainian armoured artillery vessels and their crews after shooting at them, wounding several Ukrainian servicemen. Russia argued that they were in Russian waters.
However a bilateral treaty between Russia and Ukraine, signed in 2003 and ratified by Russia in 2004, governs the use of the Kerch strait and the Sea of Azov, which in the treaty is considered to be the “internal waters” of both Russia and Ukraine.
For further reporting see the Bellingcat, DFRLab and Polygraph.
Ukrainian vessels entered Russian territorial waters, the waters that were Russian even before Crimea has joined the Russian Federation.
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation on Ukraine and Azov Sea.
A bilateral treaty between Russia and Ukraine, signed in 2003 and ratified by Russia in 2004, governs the use of the Kerch strait and the Sea of Azov, which in the treaty is considered to be the “internal waters” of both Russia and Ukraine. Debunking by Polygraph.
There is a civil war in Ukraine in the south-east in Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Recurring pro-Kremlin disinformation about war in Ukraine.
It was Russia that provoked a war in Ukraine. For further debunking see here.
In 2014 Crimea decided to join Russia.
Widely recurring disinformation narrative.
Crimean referendum was organised by a self-proclaimed Crimean leadership installed by armed Russian military personnel following the seizure of public buildings.