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…

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…

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…