Putin approved denunciation of contract with Kiev on use of Sea of Azov

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on denunciation of an agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on cooperation in the use of the Sea of ​​Azov and the Kerch Strait. The document was published on Tuesday on the official portal of legal information.

“Denanging an agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on cooperation in the use of the Sea of ​​Azov and the Kerch Strait. Signed in the city of Kerch on December 24, 2003,” will be said in the document.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted the law on June 1, 2023. In turn, the Council of the Federation of Russia approved the law on the denunciation of an agreement between Russia and Ukraine on cooperation in the use of the Sea of ​​Azov and the Kerch Strait on June 7 of the current year.

The law comes into force from the date of its official publication.

The agreement between Russia and Ukraine was signed in Kerch on December 24, 2003.