Russia’s seizure of three Ukrainian warships in the Black Sea is one of the most ominous incidents in Moscow’s nearly five-year campaign of military, political and economic pressure on Kiev. Ukraine says six of its seamen were injured when Russian coast guards opened fire on the ships on Sunday. This is the first time Russia has admitted its own forces, rather than “volunteers” in unmarked uniforms or the Kremlin’s surrogates in east Ukraine, engaged directly with the Ukrainian military. The risk of escalation — with at least the potential to suck in Nato forces — is dangerously high.
俄罗斯在黑海扣押三艘乌克兰军舰，是俄近五年来从军事、政治、manbetx20客户端下载 多方位打压乌的行动中最凶险的事件之一。乌克兰表示，俄海岸警卫队上周日向其军舰开火，造成六名船员受伤。这是俄首次承认自己的军队——而不是穿着无标志制服的“志愿者”或克里姆林宫在东乌克兰的代理人——直接与乌克兰军队交火。事件进一步升级的风险非常大，至少有可能导致北约部队卷入。