Russia accuses Ukraine of 'clear provocation" in Kerch Strait Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accuses Kiev of "provocation" in the Kerch Strait after a confrontation between Russian and Ukrainian navy ships. On Sunday, Russia boarded and seized three Ukrainian ships in the strait off Moscow-annexed Crimea, accusing them of illegally entering Russian waters in the Sea of Azov. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES of Sergei Lavrov during a press conference in MoscowCOMPLETES VID1269127_EN