>Kerch straight is obviously doesn't belong to Russia Russia clearly thinks otherwise, so forcing the issue is de facto a clear provocation. >Without peace tr

>Kerch straight is obviously doesn't belong to Russia Russia clearly thinks otherwise, so forcing the issue is de facto a clear provocation. >Without peace treaty in between Russia, and Ukraine, both sides are formally at war Lol what? Please, watch less Ukranian TV if you can. Neither Ukraine, nor Russia have declared a state of war on other. It's a very simple and easily verifiable fact. And Ukraine is quite happy to take money from Russia whenever it can. Russia is still a first or second trading partner of Ukraine. Imagine during WWII USSR having similar economic ties with Germany or USA with Japan. I hope you will not start to talk about "hybrid war". Firstly, it's a legally meaningless term. Secondly, by appliying the same criteria Syria and USA are also at war with each other. >Russia will never order to open fire on US ships in sane mind, they remember Khasham well. Neither USA will open fire on Russian military forces since it can very quickly devolve into exchange of nuclear strikes. In Kasham the US hit Russian mercanary forces operating in gray area. I doubt USA would have risked a nuclear war over Blackwater personnel getting killed in similar circumstances. Even the story about alleged bounties for killing American soldiers in Afghanistan have ended without any significant consequences.