Contents tagged with Neyma

  • Russia not to appeal seizure of Neyma tanker by Ukrainian court

    The Russian government does not intend to appeal the ruling by a Ukrainian court to seize the Russian tanker NEYMA, which was used to obstruct Ukrainian military vessels in the Kerch Strait. However, the Kremlin will monitor the situation closely, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin in an interview on the Russian radio station Kommersant FM.

    Moscow’s official stance on the matter is that, since the ship is private property, the onus is on its owner to appeal the seizure.

    “For …