mo4ch:>UN Law of Sea Convention can’t be applied to Kerch Strait incident with Ukraine – Moscow | Mo4ch News

The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is urging Russia to hand over Ukrainian ships and crew detained for “border violation” off Crimea in 2018. Moscow has hit back, saying the body has no jurisdiction in the matter.Delivering its take on the matter, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that UN rules can’t be invoked in this case, again lamenting “irresponsible” behavior of Ukrainian sailors during the incident over a year ago.Moscow’s statement came right after the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea ruled that Russia must release the Ukrainian sailors and return the seized warships before the sides can present further argument to the court.Russia skipped the hearing (which took place in Hamburg, Germany).Kiev is suing Russia over the standoff in the Kerch Strait, which connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Azov, near Crimea. On November 25, the Russian Coast Guard captured two Ukrainian gunboats and a tugboat which it says violated its maritime borders.Also on rt.co…