the second largest port city on the ukrainian azoff coast ninety kilometers away from mario. fishing company owner vladimir. is on his way to court the court proceedings against him begin today he's accused of poaching. with the support of his lawyer latimeria wants the court to grant him permission to fish undisturbed the on regulated fishing quotas between kiev and moscow have created a legal vacuum flatter me it is fighting so that he and his staff do not have to be penalized for it. mr mishra to them what about the paperwork of what you need anything else of interest. we've got everything. the most important thing is that we have the original permits. and the most important thing is that there here is a solution. the court hearing is due to start at eight thirty. vladimir is called into the judge's office but just for a few minutes the hearing is postponed neither the fishing authorities nor the public prosecutor were invited see wouldn't. today i did not get a court decision which would have made it clear whether i'm right or they are that's the worst thing there's uncer

on the ukrainian azoff coast the whole. sins of people's livelihoods depend on fishing these men have not been out to say since early december the fishermen are old acquaintances of law to me as. any news from us just like before none of us have it out to sea so there is no ban but there isn't a permit either. look at us a. lot of course it's a slap in the face a lot of russian fishermen are still out working. but we're not allowed to i'm with you more than a little bit but now we need clear rules this uncertainty has us living in constant tension this is our life now it. was written. some of the easiest thing is to open it up look inside clean everything and then it might work again but you used to do it so well something temperature changed over three months and it's been down it has an effect on it. so that's right it's not good for the engine not to be running yes just standing idle for three months is no good. and these are the effect of our ban on going out to sea. look they're out there i would not yes there are alwa

this sea of azoff lies between russia and ukraine and is shared by both nations however russia is increasingly imposing its sovereignty over the water as ukrainian fishermen are afraid our sisters thought about it the most the russian side of the border control.

this sea of azoff lies between russia and ukraine and is shared by both nations however russia is increasingly imposing its sovereignty over the water as ukrainian fishermen are afraid of the sisters but i approach the russian side of the border control they check everyone. should run out there i have to face all these russian security forces on their own. hardly any ships.

this sea of azoff lies between russia and ukraine and is shared by both nations however russia is increasingly imposing itself in t. over the water as ukrainian fishermen are afraid of. our sisters but about the photos the russian side of the border control the czech everyone remarkably the fisherman out there have to face all these russian security forces on their own what i mean with these gifts you know. hardly any.

this sea of azoff lies between russia and ukraine and is shared by both nations where the russia is increasingly imposing itself over the water as ukrainian fishermen are afraid it was his ghost but imo it before that's the russian side of the border control they check everyone. with your children out there have to face all these russian security forces on their own what on earth is good for your. party.

strangle the ukrainian economy which relies in part on steel and grain shipping from ports in the sea of azoff. while our military aid has been successful in assisting ukrainian efforts along the line of contact in donbass, future military aid must take into account ukraine's need for defensive weapons and assem metric capabilities to counter russian aggression both on land and at sea. only then can ukraine adequately defend its people and sovereignty. in addition to hostile military action, russian intelligence has been working to undermine the upcoming ukrainian presidential and parliamentary elections much like the interference in our own elections in 2016, putin is seeking to sow discord, spread confusion and undermine the democratic system that has taken root in ukraine. this is indicative of russia's global strategy which seeks to drive a wedge between the united states and our allies, undermine democratic governments, and return to an era of power politics in which brute strength rather than the rule of law governs global interactions. china has adopted a similar albeit more subtle and