2024-01-05 03:44:18
The Montreux Convention regarding the Regime of the Straits, is an international agreement governing the Bosporus and Dardanelle Straits in Turkiye. In accordance with this no warship has been authorized to enter the Black Sea since February 2022 [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(28-0-1) Author
2024-01-06 13:35:37
The Convention gives Turkey control of "...the passage of civilian vessels and military warships..." into the Black Sea. Turkey is in a position of conflict of interest in this situation. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-1-0) Author
2024-01-06 13:40:37
Under the Montreux convention, warships of belligerent nations are allowed to pass the straits if they're returning to base. The decision to transfer the two Sandown class minehunters to UKR was made in 2021 and the ships are returning to their registered base. NNN Article 19 [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-2) Author
2024-01-07 07:59:21
The only Article activated was Article 19 that prevents only warships from BELLIGERENT nations from entering. Russia and Ukraine are the only belligerents and minehunters are naval auxiliaries not warships. [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(1-0-0) Author
2024-01-09 08:23:58
The Montreux Convention obliges Turkey to close the straits to all warships of the parties of the war. When the war started, Ukraine urged Turkey to implement the convention since this limits Russian naval power significantly. Ukraine’s Call: [Link] Legal Context: [Link] NEEDS_MORE_RATINGS(0-0-0) Author