Russia restricts movement of ‘foreign warships’ in Black Sea
By DW
02 May 2021 |
6:47 am
Russia has said several areas of the Black Sea near the Crimean coast will be off limits to foreign warships, in an anticipated move that has drawn much criticism from NATO and Ukraine.
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