Naval standoff: Vladimir Putin blames Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko
By DW
29 November 2018 |
1:54 pm
The Russian president has called the incident a calculated provocation designed to help Poroshenko win re-election. US Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker told DW he doesn't see how it can be regarded as such.
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