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 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…