My name is Florian and I am a student of the University of Malta.
Since I am very interested in politics in general - in decisions on the greater political stage between countries even more, I chose a topic to write about which is not only very delicate but also will possibly affect lots of European citizens - once again.
There are several "incidents" - some proven, some are not. They describe how Russia is carving their own foreign policy picture e.g. the accusations for meddling in the U.S elections or the case of the former Russian spy Skripal. Just until now it has become a bit more calm around it.
War is knocking on Europe's door
The tensions between the Ukraine and Russia reached a new peak after Crimea has been annexed in 2014.
On Monday, only one day after the incident of three Ukraine ships being seized by Russian military including fired shots and injured men, Ukraine's parliament called out martial law for 30 days in parts of the country.
Frightening as it is - it comes handy for Putin and even for the Ukraine's president Poroschenko. Russia suffers serious domestically problems right now. History has shown that one of the best ways to distract from them is to have or create external problems which helps to unite the own country.
Poroschenko himself could use this incident for the upcoming elections next spring.
Perhaps that is why none of them is asking for a middleman or an international court right now.
