Business Insider
Politics

Russia says the detention of its soldiers near Crimea was 'a provocation'

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks during a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Ioannis Kasoulides in Moscow, Russia October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov speaks during a meeting with his Cypriot counterpart Kasoulides in Moscow Thomson Reuters

MINSK (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday that Ukraine's detention of two Russian soldiers near the border with Crimea was "a provocation."

Ukrainian security services detained two Russian soldiers near the border with Crimea on Monday. Kiev said the men were deserters from the Ukrainian army detained on Ukrainian-controlled territory, while Moscow claimed they were seized in Crimea.

Read the original article on Reuters. Copyright . Follow Reuters on Twitter.

Read next

Jump to

  1. Main content
  2. Search
  3. Account