Moscow and Kiev in lighthouse row By Helen Fawkes BBC News, Kiev
Russia has demanded access to a lighthouse in the Crimean city of Yalta which it claims was occupied by Ukrainian officials on Friday.
Moscow says the lighthouse, claimed by Kiev as its property, is crucial for the safety of its Black Sea fleet.
The two countries struck a deal in 1997 on the division of the Soviet Black Sea fleet and the lease of Ukrainian facilities by the Russian Navy.
Kiev officials have suggested charging Russia more rent for Black Sea bases.
The latest row comes barely two weeks after Moscow and Kiev resolved a bitter dispute over gas prices after Ukraine was forced to accept higher prices for Russian gas.
Simmering row
The dispute over the Black Sea fleet appears to be escalating.
The Russian navy claims to have foiled an attempt on Saturday to occupy another lighthouse in the Crimea.
It comes after Moscow accused Ukraine of seizing a lighthouse in Yalta on Friday during a maintenance trip.
But the Ukrainian foreign ministry says this decision is deliberate misinformation.
It claims that all hydro-graphic sites and navigation equipment on the Crimean coast, including the Yalta lighthouse, are the property of Ukraine.
A row between Moscow and Kiev over the Black Sea fleet has been simmering for many months.
The Ukrainian foreign ministry has previously accused the Russian Black Sea fleets of violating the conditions of their long-standing agreement by refusing to hand over navigational facilities.
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