The formal cause of the conflict, as I understand it, was the following:.
- The Ukrainian side claims that we have complied with the Swimming Rules in the Kerch Strait, providing for a request from the Administration of the channel for permission to enter and be included in the daily schedule.
The fact is that in addition to the international Treaty on the Sea of ??Azov, there are also the aforementioned Rules, as well as on other straits with increased danger to navigation.
- The Russian side claims that such a request was not.
We can only guess about the real causes of the conflict.. The guesses can be patriotic or. Not really.