Romanian government concerns about Russian actions in Black Sea encourage Ukrainians
A declaration by the Romanian defense minister that his country is concerned by the increased Russian presence the…
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Ukrainian warships break Russian de-facto blockade in Azov Sea to create naval base
Pre-history: Is Russia preparing to attack Mariupol by blockading Ukrainian Azov Sea ports? Passage On 16 September, the…
Ukraine has law but not force on its side in Sea of Azov, Polyakov says
Leonid Polyakov, a former Ukrainian defense minister now at the Center for Research on the Army, Conversion and…
Moscow seeking to provoke revolts in Ukraine’s Azov Sea ports, Ukrainian admiral says
Admiral Serhiy Hayduk, commander of the Ukrainian Navy, says that Russia is seeking to provoke revolts in Mariupol…
Moscow has closed the Kerch Straits to Ukrainian shipping, Kyiv expert says
Andriy Klymenko, the editor of BlackSeaNews and a member of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs, says that Russia…
‘Clarity on Caspian has given Russia the opportunity to control Sea of Azov,’ Moscow commentator says
Analysts have offered a variety of reasons for the breakthrough on the Caspian – increased Russian concerns about…
Ukrainian fleet may be able to defend country in 2020s but can’t now, Zhirokhov says
One of the most disturbing and yet instructive scenes in the Norwegian TV series “Occupied” about an EU-assisted…
Kyiv must denounce 2004 Azov Sea accord with Russia now, Ohryzko says
Despite loose talk about convoys and military action, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko says, Kyiv up to…
Is Russia preparing to attack Mariupol by blockading Ukrainian Azov Sea ports?
Following the annexation of Crimea, Ukraine initiated Crimea-related arbitration proceedings at the International Tribunal for the Law of…
Moscow boosting tensions in Sea of Azov but can’t change strategic situation there, senior Ukrainian intelligence officer says
Ukrainian forces long anticipated what Russian ships are doing in the Sea of Azov and have taken measures…
Kyiv will resist any Russian naval attack on Azov littoral despite imbalance of forces
Kyiv will use all the power at its disposal to resist a Russian naval attack on Ukrainian targets…
Moscow blocking maritime shipping to Ukrainian ports on Sea of Azov
There is now another “front in the Russian-Ukrainian war,” Mykhailo Zhirokhov says. “It is the Sea of Azov…
Russia positioning to attack Ukraine from Sea of Azov, Ukrainian general says
Moscow’s harassment of Ukrainian shipping in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Straits may have a more…