Washington, Nov 26 (AFP) The Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Monday after Russia confirmed it had seized three Ukrainian naval ships by force in a strait near Moscow-annexed Crimea, US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said.

"An emergency Security Council meeting has been called for tomorrow at 11:00am," she tweeted.

The meeting was requested by both Russia and Ukraine, diplomatic sources told AFP. (AFP) TIR

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