The EU condemns the systematic denial of access for the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to certain border areas in Donbas controlled by Russian-backed armed groups, as well as to the Crimean peninsula and coastal areas east of Mariupol.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
UkrInform: EU claims Russia should ensure free passage through Kerch Strait
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, 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.
