The EU authorities will study the official documentation on Ukraine's martial law, but it is understood from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko that the law will not curb civil rights "unnecessarily," Maja Kocijancic, the spokeswoman for the EU diplomatic service, said Tuesday.

Sponsors of the Ukrainian authorities must harshly warn Kiev about the consequences of playing with fire amid the Kerch Strait incident, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday that he had explained Russia's position on the incident in the Kerch Strait, which was deliberately provoked by Kiev, to French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian

Head of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) Vasyl Hrytsak confirmed on Tuesday that intelligence officers had been on board the Ukrainian naval vessels that were detained in the Kerch Strait after crossing Russia's maritime border.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will provide sufficient explanations on the Kerch Strait incident during bilateral meetings on the G20 sidelines if there are any questions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon voice his stance on the incident in the Kerch Strait, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday

The introduction of martial law in some areas of Ukraine is the country's internal issue, but this takes on new connotations given the upcoming elections and could potentially lead to the escalation in Ukraine's southeastern area of Donbas, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.

The Kerch Strait incident has showed that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is building his election campaign on fueling imaginary threats in the absence of a coherent program, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said

Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev has said that the illegal crossing of the Russian border by Ukrainian ships is a gross violation of international maritime law and a planned provocation

The Ukrainian Navy has become a bargaining chip card in the political game of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who is seeking to increase the chances of remaining in power, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev said