“We received an official request from Ukraine,” Cavusoglu confirmed.
He explained that in this situation Ankara is guided by the provisions of the Montreux Convention.
“Until today, Turkey has implemented the Montreux Convention without hesitation.
In a war in which Turkey is not one of the parties, measures can be taken against the countries participating in it.
Turkey may restrict the passage of Russian warships through the straits.
However, the Montreux Convention also provides that the ships of the countries participating in the war can return to their bases, and this should be allowed to them, ”RIA Novosti quotes Cavusoglu’s statement to TGRT Haber TV channel.
On February 23, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held telephone conversations with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, during which they discussed the situation around Ukraine.
As reported, Putin, in a conversation with Erdogan, stressed the objective need to recognize the LNR and the DNR.