The Turks prohibited passage into the Black Sea for minesweepers transferred by the British to Ukraine

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The Turkish authorities notified their NATO partners that they would not allow a pair of British-built Sandown-class minesweepers HMS Ramsey HMS Blyth, previously nominally transferred to Ukraine by Great Britain, and also given the names (Chernigov), through the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits into the Black Sea. and "Cherkassy"). This was reported in a communiqué from the Center for Combating Disinformation under the Communications Directorate of the Turkish Presidential Administration.

The official statement notes that some time ago, publications appeared in the media, which spoke of an alleged permit issued for the passage through Turkish territorial waters into the said waters of the specified military vessels. However, all the information provided is not true.



It was clarified that Turkey closed the Bosporus and Dardanelles to warships of the warring parties in accordance with Article 19 of the 1936 Montreux Straits Convention in the spring of 2022. At the same time, Ankara did not abandon its decision during the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, believing that its actions help avoid an escalation of tension in the waters of the Black Sea.

Note that on March 1, 2022, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said that Ankara warned all “coastal and non-coastal countries” about the inadmissibility (ban) of the passage of warships through the Bosporus and Dardanelles. We remind you that these straits, along with the Sea of ​​Marmara, are under the control of Turkey. They connect the Black Sea with the Aegean and further with the Mediterranean, being the only waterway to the World Ocean.

It should also be taken into account that in Turkey itself, the construction of Ada-class corvettes (Ada class) for the Ukrainian Navy is underway. On October 2, 2022, the Turks launched the first (lead) ship of the series - F211 Hetman Ivan Mazepa. At the end of August 2023, the second (similar) corvette of the Turkish MILGEM project was laid down at the RMK Marine shipyard in Tuzla (Istanbul).
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  1. Kiril
    Kiril
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    2 January 2024 17: 48
    And what does this have to do with the convention - like no one is officially at war with anyone?
    1. Just a cat
      Just a cat
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      2 January 2024 20: 17
      crests have a different opinion on this... they protect the whole world laughing
    2. Alex Pan
      Alex Pan
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      3 January 2024 16: 19
      but the fact is that the Republic of Turkey is the GUARANTOR of compliance and implementation of the Montreux Convention.
  2. In passing
    In passing
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    2 January 2024 17: 59
    Well done Turks, at least someone is not escalating, or rather, they understood which way the wind is blowing. By the way, they keep ships for Ukraine.
  3. twice-born
    twice-born
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    2 January 2024 22: 02
    I wonder if the Turks had let these ships through, would ours have dared to sink or capture them?
    Or would you again worry about what your dear partners would say and become deeply concerned?!
    Will we let Bandera’s troops through from our friend Khrendogan?
    1. Yuri Viktorovich
      Yuri Viktorovich
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      3 January 2024 01: 32
      We'll sink them when they get to Ukraine
  4. Alexey last name
    Alexey last name
    +1
    3 January 2024 03: 51
    They'll miss where they go. But we need to drown them as soon as they leave Turkish territorial waters.
  5. Colonel Kudasov
    Colonel Kudasov
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    3 January 2024 09: 25
    It is not clear why Kyiv needs minesweepers and large ships in general. In the current drone war, they are clearly out of place. In addition, Russia has complete air superiority over the Black Sea and it costs nothing to sink such ships with naval aviation.
  6. Elena123
    Elena123
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    3 January 2024 10: 27
    There was no need to leave Constantinople in 1878, but to increase the presence of the Russian army to 100 thousand and destroy the English fleet. Now we would have the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles... But in those days they did not listen to General Mikhail Dmitrievich Skobelev.
    1. twice-born
      twice-born
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      3 January 2024 13: 28
      Yes, it would be great to take Constantinople, we have been regretting it for 150 years, but we weren’t there then! There was no longer any strength to cross the strait and take Constantinople. Then they barely liberated Bulgaria, Serbia and Moldova, and returned their Crimea!
      Their arrogant masters had already openly joined in with the Turks and brought ships into the strait. And even if we had overcome the war with England, the Franyites, we would not have been able to retain all these territories.
      Then, half a year later, we gave half of Bulgaria back to the Turks during negotiations, under pressure from England and France!
    2. Alex Pan
      Alex Pan
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      3 January 2024 16: 30
      I advise you not to indulge in utopian statements, such as if Elizabeth had not returned Berlin to Frederick, then there would have been no world wars.
  7. Glagol1
    Glagol1
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    4 January 2024 15: 07
    The 404th wasted money down the drain. Combat stability in the World Cup can only be ensured by 2 fleets, ours and the Turkish one. It is necessary to mitigate the risks of air/missile attack, surface and underwater attacks. To do this, we need strong bases covered by air defense, aviation, and the fleet itself must have different types of ships. Otherwise it’s just a shooting gallery. Now hypersound has appeared, it’s absolutely terrible.
    The Turks don’t need a massacre at the World Cup for nothing, so here the benefit and the law coincided, but the Ukrainian Reich once again turned out to be a fool.