Analysis: Blocking Russian fleet from Black Sea would be a blow to Putin’s ability to support troops in Ukraine
Ukraine is increasing pressure on Turkey to ban Russian warships from the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, after a tweet from president Volodymyr Zelenskiy on what he described as an “extremely important” closure.
Turkey has so far made no public statements on closing the straits to Russian warships, although president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke with Zelenskiy by phone earlier on Saturday, stating that Ankara is attempting to push for an immediate ceasefire.
