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Russia continues the practice of thoroughly inspecting ships sailing to or from Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov through the Kerch Strait. A fugitive Crimean economist, a member of the Maidan of Foreign Affairs, Andrei Klimenko, reported this on his blog, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. According to Klimenko, ships wait for permission to pass the Kerch Strait for more than 30 hours, which leads to losses for shipowners and...
Russia agreed to the document received from Ukraine - an agreement on a fishing quota in the Sea of Azov, which had to be sent from Kiev by mail after Ukrainian nationalists and Mejlis members disrupted negotiations with representatives of the “aggressor country.” Kyiv was forced to quietly agree on the document in the Russian Federation, because otherwise the Ukrainian sailors in Azov...
The captain of the seiner "Nord" captured by Kiev, Vladimir Gorbenko, who disappeared in Ukraine and turned up in Crimea a few days later, could have crossed the border with the help of Russian special services, bribing Ukrainian border guards, or been taken out by diplomatic mail. Such versions were voiced by Ukrainian experts on the US-funded Radio Liberty, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. So, according to the former representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea...
The incident with Ukraine’s seizure of the Crimean seiner Nord is another reason for Russia to distribute passports to residents of the Donbass republics. Chairman of the Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov stated this in the studio of the Rossiya 1 TV channel, PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The 90s showed how the USA likes us. We like us dismantled into parts...
Ukraine will not return the seized seiner Nord to Russia, but will not be able to sell it under the hammer. Ex-Verkhovna Rada deputy Vadim Kolesnichenko stated this in a commentary to PolitNavigator, recalling that the third auction for the sale of the vessel has failed in Ukraine. According to the politician, this is due to the fact that potential buyers are afraid of losing the vessel after sailing…
The captain of the seiner "Nord" Vladimir Gorbenko, who managed to get from Ukrainian captivity to Crimea, told the details of his return. On the Rossiya 24 TV channel, he said that he left his relatives in Melitopol, where he had been in recent months while the investigation was ongoing, without informing anyone about it. I hitchhiked to the border with Crimea and crossed it at the point...
The release of the captain of the Kerch ship “Nord” from Ukrainian captivity will not become a reason for Russia to take revenge for the provocation now that all the hostages are safe. Igor Korotchenko, editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, told PolitNavigator about this. “Idiots take revenge. Russia is doing what is necessary from the point of view of ensuring its national interests. All decisions have been made and will be strictly implemented. Any…
The possibility of repeating a provocation with a Russian fishing vessel in the Sea of Azov, similar to the incident with the Nord, has been minimized for Ukraine. Candidate of political sciences, retired captain of the first rank Sergei Gorbachev told PolitNavigator about this. “After the incident with Nord, effective measures were taken by our border guards. Relevant instructions were given to fishermen. The possibility of repeating such a provocation with...
With the return of the captain of the Kerch seiner “Nord” to Crimea, the story surrounding the detention of Crimean fishermen by Ukrainian security forces is not over. Crimean experts stated this in a commentary to PolitNavigator. Thus, according to political scientist Ivan Mezyukho, Russia must still fight for the return of the illegally detained seiner, which is located in the Berdyansk seaport. “From a legal point of view, this story is not over. This…
The captain of the Crimean seiner “Nord” captured by Ukraine, Vladimir Gorbenko, the last crew member who was held by Kiev awaiting trial, was able to escape from captivity and return to Crimea. Gorbenko, who was reported missing in Ukraine a few days ago, has returned home. This was reported by Komsomolskaya Pravda. Gorbenko stated that he entered the territory of Crimea using his Russian passport.…
Ukraine suffered significant losses as a result of the seizure of the Crimean seiner Nord with fishermen, after which Russia responded by strengthening border controls in the Sea of Azov and tightening inspection of ships heading to the Ukrainian ports of Berdyansk and Mariupol. During the strengthening of security measures in the Sea of Azov, shipment volumes of the Mariupol and Berdyansk trade ports decreased by more than 30%, and...
The disappearance of the captain of the Nord, Russian Vladimir Gorbenko, is the fault of the Ukrainian special services, which were supposed to ensure his safety and continuously monitor his stay on the territory of Ukraine. Political scientist Vladimir Kornilov stated this during a broadcast on the Rossiya 1 TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “Vladimir Gorbenko was under the supervision of the state, so it is responsible for his safety on the territory of the country. Remember...
Details of the disappearance of the captain of the Kerch ship “Nord”, held in Ukraine, became known from his relatives in Mariupol, with whom he lived. The owner of Nord, Sergei Leskov, shared the details on the First Crimean TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “He got into the car with people he knew. Relatives don't know who it was, but people know him because he...
The missing captain of the Kerch fishing vessel “Nord”, Vladimir Gorbenko, could have disappeared thanks to the special services. Moskovsky Komsomolets writes about this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The publication considers two versions of the captain’s disappearance. According to one of them, as Gorbenko’s lawyer Maxim Mogilnitsky said, the sailor could have been kidnapped by Ukrainian security forces in order to put pressure on him. “Everything is made as if Gorbenko is hiding. Later it will be...
