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23. Update - "yet to make a decision" - official Turkish reaction

Sat Feb 26, 2022, 10:44 AM

Feb 2022

Turkey has said it is yet to make a decision on closing its straits between the Mediterannean and the Black Sea to the Russian Navy– despite an earlier claim by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy.

It’s the first official clarification since Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Turkey had agreed to close the waterways to warships – which would have been a big defensive boon for Ukraine.

According to Reuters, a Turkish official said it “has not made a decision to close the straits to Russian ships”.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/feb/26/russia-ukraine-latest-news-fighting-kyiv-zelenskiy-assault-putin-capital?page=with:block-621a3a1d8f08db56730fccbf#block-621a3a1d8f08db56730fccbf

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Turkey to ban Russian warships from Black Sea [View all] inanna Feb 2022 OP

Wow, big news if Turkey is against Putler. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #1

Many Twitter accounts are saying this is not true Nittersing Feb 2022 #2

Here is more from the Guardian updates PatSeg Feb 2022 #13

And this (from the same link) Nittersing Feb 2022 #14

Yep, I evidently saw that PatSeg Feb 2022 #16

Oh, this is good!!!! blue-wave Feb 2022 #3

That certainly appears to be a positive development. Chainfire Feb 2022 #4

Good assessment MaryMagdaline Feb 2022 #8

as an aside, Istanbul has 2 international airports Tetrachloride Feb 2022 #5

Wow! Putin is uniting NATO nations MaryMagdaline Feb 2022 #6

Even Erdogan can see that Putin is deranged and trying to start WWIII. Lonestarblue Feb 2022 #7

Russia is so screwed. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #9

Ukraine is screwed. They are fighting alone. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #32

My fear is you are right, my hope is you are wrong. But win or lose, Russia loses. And loses big. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #33

Countries are sending weapons, thankfully. Russia is becoming isolated in the world. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #34

I know. And it's a lot of civilians who were living like you and me four days ago. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #36

My daughter has been to Ukraine many times on mission trips over the last 15 years. onecaliberal Feb 2022 #37

I am so sorry. I know how that feels. Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #38

I hope your friends will be as safe as possible electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #43

This message was self-deleted by its author onecaliberal Feb 2022 #35

Great if true. By treaty Turkey controls the straits. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2022 #10

Istanbul new airport is truly a crossroads of ethnicity Tetrachloride Feb 2022 #11

Well shit about time . . .. Lovie777 Feb 2022 #12

THIS INFO IS NOT VERIFIED Nittersing Feb 2022 #15

Thanks. Thread has been updated. inanna Feb 2022 #18

Thanks! nt Nittersing Feb 2022 #19

Doubtful. Turkey does not have that capability, I think. MineralMan Feb 2022 #17

I think so also. That would set up... reACTIONary Feb 2022 #22

Depends on if the Russians want to push it. paleotn Feb 2022 #26

I think the Turks are smart enough not to fire on MineralMan Feb 2022 #27

Let's hope. paleotn Feb 2022 #29

Come on Turkey--be a hero!! time to break any old convention. #standwithUkraine riversedge Feb 2022 #20

While closing the straits might break the Montreux Convention, this breaks laws: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #21

Update - "yet to make a decision" - official Turkish reaction muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #23

Thanks for update. inanna Feb 2022 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author inanna Feb 2022 #24

IF a Turkey ban should come, it will not be a NATO ban ... TomWilm Feb 2022 #28

UPDATE inanna Feb 2022 #30

Russian Warshipos, Go Fuck Yourselves. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #31

Can Turkey enforce that action against Russia? Martin68 Feb 2022 #39

This will be fun to watch LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #40

If Turkey closes the Dardanelles and Bosporus Straits, get ready for a larger war. roamer65 Feb 2022 #41

You don't need a military warfare education Rocknation Feb 2022 #42