01 March 2022
Ukraine conflict: Turkey warns all nations not to pass through straits as it blocks passage to Black Sea
by Lale Sariibrahimoglu
Turkey has warned all Black Sea and non-Black Sea countries not to pass warships through its Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, which link the Mediterranean and Black seas, amid fierce fighting between its Black Sea neighbours Russia and Ukraine.
Speaking to reporters following a cabinet meeting on 28 February, Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that Turkey would block all warships from entering the Black Sea.
The foreign minister stated, however, that if a warship was returning to its registered base in the Black Sea, the passage would not be blocked.
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