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Putin has 'serious concern' over Ukraine martial law
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed "serious concern" over Ukraine's decision to impose martial law, the Kremlin said Tuesday, after a confrontation at sea between the two countries.
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Smoke from a flare thrown by protesters is seen in front of the Russian Embassy in Kiev late on November 25, 2018, during a rally following an incident in the Black Sea off Moscow-annexed Crimea, in which three Ukrainian naval vessels were seized by Russian forces, as the three ships were on their way through the Kerch Strait heading for the port of Mariupol. Russia said on November 25 that it has seized three Ukrainian naval ships by force in a strait near Moscow-annexed Crimea, sparking alarm among Kiev's Western allies and raising fears of military escalation. Ukraine's navy had accused Russia of the unprecedented incident including firing on its vessels in the Kerch Strait, a narrow waterway that gives access to the Sea of Azov that is used by Ukraine and Russia. Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed "serious concern" over Ukraine's decision to impose martial law, the Kremlin said Tuesday, after a confrontation at sea between the two countries.
In a phone conversation with Chancellor Angela Merkel, Putin also said he hoped the German leader could intervene to rein in Kiev.
Putin "expressed a serious concern over Kiev's decision to put its armed forces on alert and to introduce martial law," the Kremlin said in a statement following the call.
He also said he hoped "Berlin could influence the Ukrainian authorities to dissuade them from further reckless acts," it added.
A fresh crisis unfolded on Sunday when Russian forces boarded and captured three Ukrainian ships, with Moscow accusing the vessels of illegally entering Russian waters off the coast of Crimea in the Sea of Azov.
The surge in tensions prompted the Ukranian parliament to vote Monday in favour of martial law in border areas for 30 days.
Martial law gives Ukrainian authorities the power to mobilise citizens with military experience, regulate the media and restrict public rallies.
