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Putin Accused Poroshenko for Provocation in the Black Sea

kremlin.ru

Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine’s president, Petro Poroshenko, of orchestrating a naval provocation in the Black Sea at the weekend to bolster his popularity ratings before an election next year, The Guardian reports.

Russia seized three Ukrainian naval vessels and their crews on Sunday over what it said was their illegal entry into Russian waters, which Ukraine denies.

"It was without doubt a provocation," Putin said. "It was organised by the president ahead of the elections. The president is in fifth place ratings-wise and therefore had to do something. It was used as a pretext to introduce martial law."


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