President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky. File photoMOSCOW, February 26Volodymyr Zelensky published a statement on the topic of banning the passage of Russian ships through the straits in Turkey, without indicating whether such a decision was made by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan or not, there is no confirmation from the Turkish side at the moment. «Thanks to my friend, Turkish President Erdogan, and the people of Turkey for their strong support. The ban on the passage of Russian warships to the Black Sea and significant military and humanitarian support to Ukraine are extremely important today. The people of Ukraine will never forget this,» Zelensky said on his Twitter microblogging page.
To my friend, Mr. President 🇹🇷 @RTErdogan and 🇹🇷 to the people for pushing for support. The fence for the passage of 🇬🇧 of the Viysk ships near the Chorne Sea and the vagoma of the Viysk, humanitarian aid 🇺🇦 is very important today. People 🇺🇦 don't forget anyone!
— Volodymyr Zelensky (@ZelenskyyUa) February 26, 2022 Earlier, Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasily Bondar said that Kyiv demands Ankara to close the straits for Russian ships. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Turkey could close the Bosporus and Dardanelles for the passage of Russian warships, but the Russian side would have the right to return its fleet to the base. The Montreux Convention was adopted in 1936. It preserves the freedom of passage through the straits for merchant ships both in peacetime and in wartime, but the regimes are different for everyone. At the same time, the document limits the stay in the Black Sea of warships of non-Black Sea states for a period of three weeks. In emergency situations, Turkey has the right to prohibit or restrict the passage of the military through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. 537995702061b9aa267d0fc3098eaec3.jpg» />The Turkish Foreign Ministry declared the right of Russian ships to return through the straitsPosted by: Daria Buymova