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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.
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Ukraine seizes Russian tanker Nika Spirit
On 30 July, a district court in Odessa upheld the seizure of the Russian tanker Nika Spirit as well as the documents that were confiscated when the vessel was searched. The court also approved of the actions taken by the military prosecutors and SBU investigators who searched the tanker in the port of Izmail in the Odessa province.
“After considering the relevant petition, the court has seized the said vessel along with the documents confiscated during the search. We have done this. Period,” …