Poroshenko: EU permanent reps committee agrees on sanctions against Russia for armed aggression in Kerch Strait

Published March 6, 2019 at 12:17 pm

This video grab taken from footage of local media Kerch Info on Nov. 25, 2018 shows Russian aircraft flying over the Crimean Bridge that spans the Kerch Strait, a narrow strip that links the Azov and Black seas, as a Russian ship blocks the strait, after Russia fired on and then seized three Ukrainian ships on Nov. 25, accusing them of illegally entering its waters in the Sea of Azov.

Photo by AFP

The European Union Committee of Permanent Representatives has decided to impose “the Azov package” sanctions against the Russian Federation for an act of armed aggression against Ukrainian sailors and ships in the Black Sea and the Kerch Strait region, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said.

“I welcome the decision of the EU Coreper to launch a new Azov package of sanctions towards Russia for open and blatant act of armed aggression against Ukrainian crewmen and vessels in the Black Sea and the Kerch Strait,” Poroshenko wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.