Countries risk bringing the situation on Azov to full-scale hostilities. This was stated by the ex-deputy head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Lieutenant-General Igor Romanenko. In his opinion, the war between Russia and Ukraine is really possible, if Moscow, of course, decides to close the Sea of ??Azov for Ukrainian ships.. "In general, the Sea of ??Azov may become a hotbed that will spread further. Here a third separate center emerges besides Donbass and Crimea, which can bring the situation to a large-scale war between Ukraine and Russia ", - Romanenko reflects in the article for" Apostroph ". However, such a scenario is still unlikely, primarily because it is disadvantageous for Kiev.. According to the military, Russia has an indisputable military advantage in Azov, and Ukraine has nothing to oppose.. "We will not be able to answer. In this case, you need to sharpen and translate the situation into a large-scale war, which is currently not appropriate for Ukraine, "Romanenko admitted. However, for Russia the closure of the sea also promises big problems primarily with Western countries, which will certainly take advantage of this to introduce new anti-Russian sanctions.

According to Romanenko, in this case, the West could punish the Russian Federation with sanctions against its ports, which would cause billions of dollars in damage to the economy.. In addition, Kiev could count on assistance in other forms, for example, diplomatic and economic. In the extreme case - arms supplies are possible.. But military aid should not be expected from the West, since this is guaranteed to lead to the Third World War.. And the West does not want to "fight for Ukraine", the military recognized.