“There is no reason to suspect that the Russian government is involved in Turkey’s decision to ban ships from transiting the Mediterranean,” RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
Earlier, the Financial Times wrote that a line of tankers formed in Turkish waters after the imposition of price restrictions on Russian oil.
Later, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said that Russia was concerned about the situation with the accumulation of Russian oil tankers off the coast of Turkey.