Turkey blocks Russian warships

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Thanks for the link, otherwise I would not have read this, because the original link showed nothing but an appeal for a subscription.

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Turkey has real leverage here. They may be the most logical middle-man between Ukraine and Russia. It'll be interesting to see if they step into that role moving forward.

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You know you've screwed up your country when Erdogan has to step in and play the adult in the room.

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Ain't that the truth! What a world...

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i dont know how much leverage turkey has but the Dardenelles and Bosphorus straits do not separate the russian navy from the ukrainian coast. russian warships do not need access to the Mediterranean to luanch an assult on ukraine. If they blocked merchant ships that might hurt the russian economy.

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The article shows that one Russian warship slipped through before Turkey decided to block traffic.