"Gangster methods"

On the night of Monday, November 26, a meeting of the National Security and Defense Council was held in Kiev under the chairmanship of President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, during which the NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchinov proposed to impose martial law in the country. The head of state spoke in support of the initiative. In addition, on the basis of the decision of the National Security Council, the Armed Forces and the Security Service of Ukraine were brought to full alert.

At at 16:00 local time (17:00 Moscow time) in the Verkhovna Rada an extraordinary meeting will be held, at which a vote will be held on the introduction of martial law in Ukraine for a period of 60 days.

In addition, Poroshenko called for the “pro-Ukrainian world coalition” to unite efforts against the alleged Russian aggression.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia called the actions of Kiev "bandit".

“The world has already been established in the Donbas. Now for the Kerch Strait began. Bandits from the highway. And the gangster methods: first provocation, then coercive pressure, and then accusation of aggression, ”said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.

We will note that before the meeting, the Rada Poroshenko plans to hold talks with "leaders of other states", as well as "with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg."

“Martial law does not mean declaring war. Ukraine has no plans to fight anyone. It is introduced exclusively for the defense, protection of the Ukrainian land, our territory, territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of the country, ”said Poroshenko.

According to the President of Ukraine, the imposition of martial law will not entail a change of position on the contact line in certain districts of Donetsk and Lugansk regions and in other areas. At the same time on Monday night, RIA Novosti correspondent reported that the APU fired residential areas in the DPR.

The provisions of the NSDC initiative are regulated in Ukraine by the law “On the legal regime of martial law”, adopted on June 6, 2000.

In the case of the introduction of such a regime, according to the document, a number of rights and freedoms of citizens, state institutions, and private companies enshrined in the Constitution of Ukraine are limited in the country. We are talking about the possibility of imposing a curfew, restricting the freedom of movement of citizens, establishing control over the work of the media, prohibiting the activities of political parties, forcibly seizing the property of legal and natural persons, and many other things.

In addition, during the martial law in Ukraine, it is forbidden to hold any popular expression of will - during the regime the presidential and parliamentary elections cannot be held. In addition, changes to the Constitution and the organization of strikes are prohibited.

Recall that in 2019 Ukraine must pass the presidential elections, as well as the elections to the Rada, they are scheduled for March 31 and October 27, respectively.

“The goals are clear -“ shake up ”Ukraine with a declaration of martial law, mobilize Western anti-Russian sentiments, and tighten anti-Russian sanctions,” commented Secretary of State - Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grigory Karasin.

According to a study published on November 13 of the Kiev International Institute of Sociology, the center to them. Razumkov and the sociological group “Rating”, the current leader of Ukraine can count on the support of 10% of voters and shares third place with Anatoliy Gritsenko, head of the Civic Position party.

At the same time, the leader of the Batkivshchyna party, Yulia Tymoshenko, leads the rating with 20.7% of the votes, while the showman and the leader of the Kvartal 95 studio, Vladimir Zelensky, come second.

At the same time in July, Yulia Tymoshenko announced Poroshenko’s plans to disrupt the presidential election.

“This is an extremely dangerous plan, which Petro Poroshenko today is thinking of implementing in Ukraine. He wants, in principle, not to hold presidential elections ... And Poroshenko wants to initiate the start of a big war, ”she said.

"Primitive scheme of violation of the electoral process"

The first deputy chairman of the committee of the Federation Council on international affairs, Vladimir Jabarov, is convinced that the cancellation of elections in Ukraine may be one of Poroshenko’s goals.

“In the near future, if the situation does not change, and they are sure that it will not change, the martial law will become full. And there and the elections will have to cancel. On the whole, the provocation is classical, in the best traditions of Mikhail Saakashvili (ex-president of Georgia. - RT ). Tightened these three boats unfortunate, forced them to violate our border, to stand up to the last. They achieved that, as a result, these boats, which behaved extremely aggressively, had to be detained and moored in Kerch. Now they will raise the international community to accuse Russia as an aggressor country, ”said Jabarov in an interview with RT.

The senator also called important the decision of the RF request to hold an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the incident.

“I am sure that an assessment will be given to the behavior of Ukraine. Moreover, the Russian FSB promised to provide specific information that the provocation was prepared in advance. I would also like to note the high professionalism of the border guards of Russia, which did not go to the provocation, did not respond to such an action of the Ukrainian side with some kind of military strike, ”he added.

The initiative of the National Security and Defense Council and Poroshenko is a primitive scheme for disrupting the electoral process in Ukraine, stressed First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Alexander Sherin.

“Martial law provides for a number of significant restrictions that can only be in the hands of the incumbent supreme commander, Poroshenko. That's all, just low ratings from him. So that other candidates could not properly campaign, to keep the situation with elections under control, to limit the movement of agitators, candidates, there will be no fair democratic elections in Ukraine, ”he said.

In turn, State Duma deputy from the Crimea Ruslan Balbek considers Poroshenko’s obvious attempt to extend his term of office.

“The military situation in Ukraine will not affect our decision regarding the three detained ships - they are violators of the state border of the Russian Federation who will be responsible for their deed to the fullest extent of the law. But on the whole - these are unfortunate and deceived people who, instead of triumphantly passing through the Crimean bridge, are now experiencing the disgrace of captivity, ”said Balbek RT.

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Provocation of Ukraine

On the morning of November 25, in the border control of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Republic of Crimea, three ships of the Naval Forces of Ukraine reported violation of Articles 19 and 21 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The illegal crossing of the state border and the “illegal entry into the temporarily closed water area of ​​the territorial sea of ​​the Russian Federation” by two small armored artillery boats of the Gyurza project - Berdyansk (side number U-175) and Nikopol (U-179) were recorded, - as well as the Yana Kapu raid tug.

In this regard, the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal was closed to civilian vessels. As of 04:00 Moscow time on November 26, the movement of ships in the Kerch Strait was resumed.

The crews who made the transition from Odessa to Mariupol did not obey the legal requirements of the Russian authorities and dangerously maneuvered, continuing to move in the direction of the Kerch Strait, where ships were allowed to move and stay in accordance with the schedule approved by the captain of the Russian sea port. However, the Ukrainian ships did not submit the relevant applications.

At the same time, at 19:00 Moscow time, the violators made another attempt of illegal actions “within the territorial sea of ​​the Russian Federation”.

“For the purpose of forcibly stopping the Ukrainian warships, weapons were used. As a result, in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea, all three vessels of the Ukrainian Navy were detained. Three wounded servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine received medical assistance. There is no threat to their lives, ”the statement of the Center for Public Relations of the FSB of Russia said.

The ministry stressed that the Ukrainian side was aware of the order of passage of warships through the territorial sea of ​​the Russian Federation and along the Kerch-Yenikalsky channel. “This order has already been used by them for making a peaceful passage,” the FSB explained.

Recall that in September, the A500 “Donbass” search and rescue vessel and the A830 “Korets” tugboat proceeded along the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal from the Black Sea to the Sea of ​​Azov, passing under the Crimean Bridge. In Rosmorrechflot noted that the ships of the Naval Forces of Ukraine passed under the bridge across the Kerch Strait as part of an organized caravan and with the provision of pilot support for security.

At the same time, the Ukrainian ships were accompanied by ships of the coast guard of the border service of the FSB of Russia from the moment they entered the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation, that is, within the framework of international law.

In Kiev, the Russian side was accused of creating a “difficult situation”.

Azov problems

In recent months, Ukrainian officials have constantly raised the issue of the situation in the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov. At present, relations between Moscow and Kiev in this area are governed by an agreement on cooperation in the use of the Azov Sea and the Kerch Strait, signed on December 24, 2003.

At the same time, in September, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Pavlo Klimkin, reported on the existence of a certain “plan” for the Sea of ​​Azov, which had been agreed with Western partners.

At the same time, Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko spoke in New York at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly. The head of state said Moscow’s alleged intentions “to occupy the Sea of ​​Azov”.

"Rude actions (of Russia. - RT ) must be rejected as illegal ... They require a tough response, including policies of sanctions and other measures," Poroshenko exclaimed.

A month later, the President of Ukraine signed a decree that introduced the decision of the NSDC “On Urgent Measures to Protect National Interests in the South and East of Ukraine, in the Black and Azov Seas and the Kerch Strait”.

Later, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine reported on the preparation of a draft resolution on the alleged “militarization” by Russia of the Black and Azov Seas for consideration at the UN General Assembly in December.

“In Russia, the land and the sea should burn under our feet,” emphasized the vice-speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, Irina Gerashchenko.

At the same time, Kiev called on the European Union and NATO to impose additional sanctions against Russia because of actions in the Sea of ​​Azov, as well as to impose financial restrictions on the Russian Black Sea ports.

The relevant resolution was supported by the members of the European Parliament. In addition, the head of EU diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, announced her intention to take "targeted measures" in connection with the situation in the Sea of ​​Azov.

The Russian side, in turn, has repeatedly denied the accusations of Ukraine regarding the allegedly increasing military power in the region from Moscow and the creation of a military base. As explained by the Secretary of State - Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin, the anti-Russian theme of the Sea of ​​Azov was created by Kiev in cooperation with the West and intends to be inserted into the information space.

According to the political scientist, journalist Yury Svetov, the connection between the provocation that took place off the coast of the Crimea and the draft resolution that Kiev intends to submit for consideration is obvious.

“Remember how it all began. First, Ukrainian retired generals began to talk about what to do in the Azov Sea, then it was announced the creation of a naval naval base, and so on. This is a multi-way provocation, conceived and phased in, ”said Svetov RT.

Provocation on the eve of the G20

At the end of the week (November 30 - December 1), one of the most important international forums, the two-day G-20 summit, will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Russia will be represented by the head of state Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader is expected to meet with US President Donald Trump.

Before any big international meetings, Ukraine is always looking for a way to exacerbate the situation, stressed the professor of the Department of Comparative Political Science at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the RUDN University Yury Pocht in an interview with RT.

“Poroshenko understands that his position before the elections is extremely weak, he is looking for a radical solution. One of these options is the aggravation of the situation with Russia, the declaration of martial law and the cancellation of elections, which will allow it to retain power. In addition, Ukraine serves the order of the West to demonize and criminalize Russia in order to limit Russian sovereignty and crush the Sea of ​​Azov and the Black Sea, and then ask for help from the West in order to protect "young democracy of Ukraine from Russian imperialism," the expert added .

In turn, Vladimir Shapovalov, deputy director of the Institute of History and Politics of the Moscow State Pedagogical University, added that the waters of the Azov and Black Seas were chosen by Kiev as a new arena of “confrontation” with Russia.

“This topic has been actively used in the information war for several months. Why? Because the legal status of the Sea of ​​Azov is governed by the Russian-Ukrainian agreement, which creates a serious legal basis for the peaceful settlement of emerging issues. But this situation does not suit either the Kiev authorities or NATO, since the deployment of the NATO base in the waters of the Sea of ​​Azov will become a very serious victory for the West and will seriously destabilize the situation on the borders of Russia. This is the main task of this provocation, ”Shapovalov explained in an interview with RT.

State Secretary - Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin stressed that the provocative incident in the Kerch Strait area had been thought out by Kiev in time, place and form.

“Unfortunately, our worst fears were justified that the Sea of ​​Azov was chosen by Kiev and the West as a region where Ukraine’s provocative activity can produce fast results needed for an international scandal,” the foreign ministry spokesman concluded.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the temporary attorney of Ukraine would be summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.