Turkey has vowed to block two British Royal Navy ships intended for Ukraine to pass through its waters. Britain said last month it would transfer the two minehunter ships to the Ukrainian navy to help strengthen its sea operations in its war with Russia.
But Turkey says it will not allow the vessels to use its Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits, according to the presidency’s communications directorate.
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