“The war in Ukraine has begun to threaten navigational safety in the Black Sea,” – Turkish President Erdogan said

The war between Russia and Ukraine has reached a point where it clearly threatens navigation safety in the Black Sea.

This is the view of Turkish President Recep Erdoğan.

“The deliberate targeting of commercial vessels in our exclusive economic zone on Friday signals a troubling escalation. Attacks on merchant ships in the Black Sea are unacceptable, and I have warned all concerned parties,” Erdoğan stated.

He noted that Turkey has issued “the necessary warnings to all sides regarding such situations.”

“We are also closely following the efforts made in recent weeks aimed at ending the war and express our readiness to make the necessary contribution whenever possible,” the Turkish leader concluded.

Recall that earlier, two tankers belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet” were attacked off the coast of Turkey.