Türkiye prevents demining ships from going to Ukraine
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Royal Navy minesweeper “HMS Pembroke” in Gdansk in 2015. Great Britain delivered two ships of this type to Ukraine
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Great Britain wants to support Ukraine by removing two mines. But special ships cannot reach the Black Sea for now: Turkey refuses to allow passage through the Bosphorus. Ankara implements the Montreux Treaty.
DTurkey is blocking the handover of two minesweepers to Ukraine. The government in Ankara announced on Tuesday that it would not allow two ships donated to Ukraine by the British Navy to enter the Black Sea through its waters. This violates international agreements on crossing the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, which belong to Turkey in wartime.
Britain announced last month that it would transfer two Royal Navy minesweepers to the Ukrainian Navy. According to industry sources, this happened Retirement in 2022to die Recruitment to the Ukrainian Navy in July 2023The initial plan was to purchase two vessels.
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Ships of Sandown-class They are mostly made of composite materials and can mitigate mines up to 200 meters deep. Of the twelve minesweepers built for Great Britain, three are still in use with the Royal Navy. Decommissioned copies were also sold to Romania and Estonia.
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Turkey blocked the passage of warships from the belligerent states, namely Russia and Ukraine, in accordance with the Montreux Treaty of 1936. According to the Treaty of Montreux, warships of non-belligerent parties are allowed to pass through the strait.
The agreement also states that the Turkish government has the final say on the passage of all warships if Turkey feels at risk of being drawn into the war.
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