Ukraine has denounced all agreements with Russia on cooperation in the use of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait in order to draw attention to this issue. So the exit from the agreements in a conversation with Lenta.ru was explained by the captain of the first rank of the reserve, military analyst Vasily Dandykin.

“This does not mean anything, because it has already been said that the Sea of Azov is the inland sea of the Russian Federation, the Kerch Strait is a purely Russian affair. Before, when there was an agreement, they also tried to violate it, to provoke it. What is worth only an attempt to break through the military through the Kerch Strait, who were arrested, ”he said.

This is such an informational occasion for them to remind that these are their territories, and to raise the issue in foreign media or on some platforms

Vasily Dandykincaptain of the first rank of the reserve, military analyst

Earlier, the deputy of the Ukrainian parliament Yaroslav Zheleznyak announced the decision of Kyiv in his Telegram channel. He specified that the Verkhovna Rada had denounced all agreements with Russia on the Sea of Azov. Among them is an agreement between Ukraine and Russia on cooperation in the use of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait, as well as an agreement on the creation of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Group.

The cooperation agreement on the use of the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait has been in force since 2003. It allowed Russia and Ukraine to work together in the field of shipping, fisheries, protection of the marine environment and environmental safety.

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The agreement on the establishment of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Group was signed in April 2001 by Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia and Turkey. Its goal was to ensure security and stability in the Black Sea, as well as the naval interaction of the parties.

On December 21, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced that the Sea of Azov had once again become Russia's inland sea. These conclusions are based on the fact that Russia included the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions, as well as the Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics (DNR and LNR).