Turkey 'warned' Russia after Black Sea ship attack

August 17, 2023 / 9:52 PM

Cargo ship carrying Ukrainian grain, is seen behind a fishing trawler at the entrance of Bosphorus, in the Black Sea off the coast off Kumkoy, north ...

Sharjah 24 – Reuters: Turkey warned Moscow to avoid further escalations after a Turkish-owned cargo vessel was attacked by the Russian navy last weekend, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's office said Thursday.

"After the (Russian) intervention, our interlocutors in the Russian Federation were warned appropriately to avoid such attempts, which escalate tensions in the Black Sea," the Turkish presidency said, breaking a days-long silence over the incident.