Black Sea
Russia strikes Ukraine with cruise missiles from Black Sea and Caspian Sea
(Reuters) - Russia struck Ukraine on Sunday with cruise missiles from ships in the Black Sea and Caspian Sea, the Interfax news agency reported. Russia sent tens of thousands of…
Turkey says Russia cancelled Black Sea passage bid upon its request
ANKARA (Reuters) - Russia cancelled a bid to send four of its warships through Turkish waters into the Black Sea at Turkey's request, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said, adding the…
Russian warships curb tilts Turkey to West, risks Russia’s ire
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's pledge to block some Russian warships from passing through its waters to the Black Sea during the Ukraine crisis could…
Turkey to implement pact limiting Russian warships to Black Sea
ISTANBUL (Reuters) -NATO member Turkey changed its rhetoric to call Russia's assault on Ukraine a "war" on Sunday and pledged to implement parts of an international pact that would potentially…
Turkey hasn’t decided to close straits to Russian ships -Turkish official
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has not made a decision to close the Dardanelles and Bosphorus straits to Russian ships, a Turkish official with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on…
Ukraine says Russia has closed off northwestern part of Black Sea to navigation
KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian border guards service said on Saturday Russia had closed off the northwestern part of the Black Sea to navigation. "The presence of ships and ships…
Turkey says it cannot stop returning Russian warships from accessing Black Sea
ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkey cannot stop Russian warships accessing the Black Sea via its straits, as Ukraine has requested, due to a clause in an international pact that allows vessels to…
NATO leaves Black Sea exposed as Russia invades Ukraine
By John Irish, Robin Emmott and Jonathan Saul BUCHAREST (Reuters) - When Russia attacked Ukraine, the nearest naval vessel of a major NATO ally was in the Mediterranean. The last…
Factbox-Pact gives Turkey oversight of warship transit to Russia, Ukraine
ANKARA (Reuters) - Under the international Montreux Convention, NATO member Turkey has control over passage of vessels between the Mediterranean and Black Sea, making it a potentially key player in…
Russia ready to fire if foreign subs and ships intrude – military
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A senior Russian military official said on Monday that Russia was ready to open fire on foreign ships and submarines that illegally enter its territorial waters, the…
Ukraine says Russian drills in Black Sea made shipping ‘virtually impossible’
By Pavel Polityuk and Matthias Williams KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine criticized Russian naval exercises near its southern coast on Thursday, saying the presence of warships were part of a "hybrid…
France hopes to seal Romania 1.2 billion euro warship deal quickly
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -France hopes a deal to sell four warships to Romania for 1.2 billion euros ($1.35 billion) will be concluded soon, as the two sides look to ensure security…
