The U.S. Promised Russia Consequences for the Arrest of Ukrainian Sailors

Russia must release the Ukrainian sailors arrested after the incident in the Kerch Strait. Otherwise, there will be consequences for Moscow.  This is not something that Washington is going to turn its attention away from, said U.S. Department of State representative. The United States will raise the cost that Russia will have to pay, he added. The U.S. State Department also called on the European Union to abandon the Nord Stream 2 because of the incident in the Kerch Strait and the subsequent arrest of Ukrainian sailors. The more Europe’s gas infrastructure will bypass Ukraine, the weaker the deterrent – deterrence is to Russian acts of military aggression. Source: svoboda.org