Ambassador: Closure of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles thwarted Russia's plans to seize southern Ukraine
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Ukraine's Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar said that the closure of the straits at the beginning of the war saved Odesa and Mykolaiv. Turkish support also includes a “grain corridor” and military and technical assistance worth more than $110 million.
At the beginning of the war, the closure of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Russian warships actually saved southern Ukraine. Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar wrote about this on his Facebook page , completing his diplomatic mission, UNN reports.
On February 27, 2022, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced that he was starting to act in accordance with the Montreux Convention and would close the Bosphorus Strait to Russian warships.
