Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia’s border guards were “fulfilling their military duty” when they stopped three Ukrainian ships off Crimea last week. “They were fulfilling their military duty. They were fulfilling their lawful functions in protecting Russia’s borders,” Putin told an investment forum in Moscow.
Ukraine’s president signed an act imposing martial law in border regions on Wednesday as mounting tensions over Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian ships saw US President Donald Trump threaten to cancel talks with Vladimir Putin. President Petro Poroshenko’s spokesman confirmed he had signed the act, which introduces martial law for 30 ...
