Turkey announced it would regulate warship access to the Black Sea. Does that change Russia’s strategy?
Over the weekend, following a request from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced that Ankara would implement the Montreux Convention. The decision made headlines around the world — but what does this mean, exactly?
The most important implications of Turkey’s decision have more to do with Turkey’s own diplomatic strategy rather than any particular effect in shifting the tide of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The military impact is probably limited
This 1936 international agreement allows Turkey, during times of war, to regulate transit of warships through the Turkish Straits, the heavily traveled waterway connecting the Black Sea and the Aegean.… Seguir leyendo »