Tensions rise in the Black Sea: Türkiye steps in
Türkiye has warned Russia and Ukraine, declaring that continued attacks on commercial vessels in the Black Sea are unacceptable.
According to TodayPress TV, citing Reuters, Turkish National Defence Minister Yaşar Güler has called on both countries to refrain from attacking commercial vessels in the Black Sea.
The minister said Ankara reserves the right to take legal measures in response to such attacks.
Reuters notes that this statement marks Türkiye’s most explicit intervention to date on the issue of commercial vessel safety in the Black Sea.
Kubra Musayeva
Black Sea
Türkiye
Russia-Ukraine war
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Kubra Musayeva
TodayPress TV