Kiev asks for western presence in sea it shares with Russia, saying Putin is blocking portsThe Ukrainian president, Petro Poroshenko, has called on Nato to deploy naval ships to the Sea of Azov to “provide security” amid a deepening crisis with Russia.Nato foreign ministers are due to meet next Monday in Brussels and will assess their existing presence in the area, but it is unlikely they will send warships to the area. Related: Kerch strait confrontation: what happened and why does it matter? Related: Putin and Poroshenko motives open to question in Kerch crisis | Simon Tisdall … …read more
Source: The Guardian