Enhanced security measures in the Kerch Strait have become necessary in light of the situation in Ukraine and its threats against the Crimean Bridge. This was stated by the official representative of the Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova. According to her, in Ukraine now "radicals are in charge", who constantly call on supporters for terrorist activities both in the territory of their country and abroad. Including calls for the destruction of the Crimean Bridge. Therefore, the Russian side is making increased efforts to protect security. At the same time, the Ukrainian leadership does not control the current situation in the country.. Moreover, it takes advantage of. So, the provocative actions of the Navy Square ships in the Kerch Strait were planned in advance by Kiev. And the incident that took place on Sunday, November 25th is only the beginning, Zakharova is sure. “I think, unfortunately, the following times will also appear, taking into account what is happening,” the diplomat said in the program “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov” on the TV channel “Russia 1”. Kiev has been carrying out plans for a large-scale provocation for a long time, which includes “an information component in the form of information training, a force component, threats of the use of force, and then the connection of diplomatic and international legal resources,” the 360 ??TV channel reports Zakharova. How this works was demonstrated at a meeting of the UN Security Council overnight.. Security Council members blocked the Russian application to discuss the incident in the Kerch Strait, reducing everything to the issue of the Crimea. Although the status of the peninsula in this case had no meaning at all - the Ukrainian ships were stopped in the zone that was Russian until 2014.

And the uncovered guns and the conscious ignoring by the crews of Ukrainian warships of the signals of the Russian border guards level any attempts to “justify the Ukrainian side, using references to international law,” Zakharova said. Three ships of the Ukrainian Navy on November 25 violated the Russian border and refused to stop at the request of the border service of the FSB of the Russian Federation. As a result of the military operation, the ships were detained and forwarded to the port of Kerch. The crew confirmed during interrogation that they had instructions from the Security Service of Ukraine not to respond to signals from the Russian side and follow the given route..