Russia Returns 3 Seized Ships to Ukraine, Talks About Summit

Three Ukrainian naval ships that were seized by Russia nearly a year ago have been returned.

This video grab provided by the Krym 24 tv station via AP Television shows a seized Ukrainian ship, right, being towed by a Russian coast guard boat out of the port in Kerch, Crimea on Nov. 17, 2019. Krym 24 tv station via AP Television

MOSCOW—Three Ukrainian naval ships that were seized by Russia nearly a year ago have been returned, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Monday.

The two gunboats and a tug were taken by the Russian coast guard on Nov. 25, 2018, as they maneuvered near the Kerch Strait that connects the Black Sea with the Azov Sea. The Kerch Strait runs between mainland Russia and Russia-annexed Crimea.