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November 26, 2018

Russia Seizes Three Ukrainian Ships Near Crimean Peninsula
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In Ukraine, Russia's navy captured three Ukrainian ships Sunday as they
tried to enter a narrow waterway separating the Russian-annexed Crimean
peninsula from the rest of Russia. Ukraine says six of its sailors were
injured when the ships were fired on and then boarded near the Kerch
Strait, which separates the Black Sea from the Sea of Azov. It's the
biggest escalation in tensions between the two countries since Russia
invaded and illegally annexed Crimea in 2014. Ukraine's President Petro
Poroshenko called a meeting of his war council Sunday and asked
parliament to impose martial law. The decision could delay March's
presidential election, when the highly unpopular Poroshenko is seeking
re-election.


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