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Turkey restricts Black Sea shipping, urges moratorium on attacks
Turkey restricts Black Sea shipping, urges moratorium on attacks
Turkey has restricted commercial ship traffic into the Black Sea after a rise in Russian and Ukrainian attacks on vessels, including Turkish-owned ones, sources told livemint.com. The Directorate General of Coastal Safety…
The Story in Brief
Turkey has restricted commercial ship traffic into the Black Sea after a rise in Russian and Ukrainian attacks on vessels, including Turkish-owned ones, sources told livemint.com. The Directorate General of Coastal Safety has told ships bound for Russia’s Novorossiysk port that it is not issuing transit permits or needs more time to review applications via the Dardanelles Strait. Some vessels have been told the restriction also applies to ships heading to Ukraine, the sources said, asking not to be named as the information is not public.
Separately, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told state-run Anadolu agency that Turkey has conveyed to both Russia and Ukraine that they should declare a moratorium on Black Sea attacks, deccanherald.com reports. The move threatens to disrupt global oil and grain flows, which have already been roiled by war in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz. Wheat prices hit a two-year high in July.
The Indian Opinion
Coverage often casts Turkey’s move as a bold unilateral step. The reality is more complicated: Ankara is responding to a surge of attacks on its own vessels by both Russia and Ukraine, and has asked both sides to pause. The restriction is a practical measure, not a political statement. The real test is whether Moscow and Kyiv agree to a moratorium, or if commercial shipping remains a target. Watch for the next grain-price jump if they refuse.
Sources (2): livemint.com, deccanherald.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
