It seems unlikely that the US will persuade Turkey to change its maritime rules in the Black Sea. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Larov stated this at a press conference. RIA News.
The minister interpreted the statement of Celeste Wallander, the Pentagon’s deputy in charge of international security affairs, who had previously said that the United States wanted Turkey to relax navigation rules in the Black Sea.
According to Lavrov, the United States may try to soften the rules regarding warships, which are currently prohibited from entering the waters from the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, but it will not succeed in such negotiations.
“I don’t think they will succeed,” said the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, referring to the words of their Turkish counterparts that they will not give up being guided by the provisions of the Montreux Convention.
Since the beginning of the Ukraine crisis, Turkey has banned the passage of warships to the Black Sea in accordance with Article 19 of the Montreux Straits Convention. Even Istanbul, January 2, 2024 denied To launch minesweepers transferred to Ukraine by Great Britain into the straits.
Previously former NATO commander condemned Turkey’s decision not to allow ships belonging to the Ukrainian Armed Forces to pass through the straits.