Trump for the first time responded to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine in the Kerch Strait

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he did not like what was happening between Russia and Ukraine in connection with the incident in the Kerch Strait, where the Russian military seized three Ukrainian vessels.

Speaking with reporters, Trump said he was trying to find a solution along with European leaders. Russia on Monday ignored the calls of the Western powers to return Ukrainian ships and their crews, accusing Kiev of colluding with the Western allies to provoke a conflict.

Recall that after the November 25 incident, when ship of the Russian Federation rammed a tug of Naval Forces of Ukraine at the exit from the Kerch Strait, Russia used weapons against the ships of the Ukrainian Navy, capturing three vessels. On board there are at least six wounded, 23 Ukrainians have become Russian prisoners of war.

In connection with the incident on the evening of November 25, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko convened an emergency meeting of the National Security and Defense Council.

Military situation in Ukraine will earn from nine in the morning on November 28 and will be valid for 30 days. At the time of the special legal status in the state, neither full nor partial mobilization will be announced, President Petro Poroshenko said.

The main reason for the introduction of martial law in Ukraine may be to provide NATO with the opportunity intervene in conflict. In this case, the events in the Kerch Strait will acquire a completely different geopolitical significance.