The way is open for a blockade of Russian ships in the Black Sea

The road to a blockade on the part of Turkey in the passage of Russian ships in the Black Sea seems to be opening, as ertnews reports.

Speaking to CNN TÜRK recently, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoλουlu, referring to the Montreux Treaty and the Straits regime, said: “We have concluded that the situation in Ukraine has turned into a war. We will implement the provisions of the Treaty. Montreux, with transparency “announcing in essence the next step, as the war regime activates an article of the Montreux treaty that gives the right to close the Bosphorus Straits to Russian ships that will participate in military operations.

He said he had contacts with both his Ukrainian and Russian counterparts and revealed that a meeting of the two sides could take place “tomorrow if possible” on the border with Belarus. “Our hope is that there will be a permanent ceasefire in tomorrow’s talks. We emphasize the territorial integrity of Ukraine.”

Source: Capital

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