Ukraine has asked Turkey to close the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits to Russian ships, Ukraine’s ambassador to Ankara said on Thursday, after Russia launched air and ground assaults on its neighbor.
The ambassador said his country expected solidarity from NATO member Turkey and that it should not remain impartial after Russia launched an offensive.
Speaking to reporters after holding talks at the Turkish Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Vasyl Bodnar said Turkey will evaluate a Ukrainian request to close the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Russian ships.
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