Because of the Ukraine war, Turkey has announced that it will close its airspace to Russian military and civilian flights that are supposed to bring soldiers from Russia to Syria. It is one of Turkey’s toughest sanctions to date.
Turkey has closed its airspace to military and civilian planes bringing soldiers into Syria from Russia. This was announced by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on a flight to Uruguay, state broadcaster TRT Haber reported on Saturday. Previously there had been talks with Moscow. Ankara gave Moscow permission to fly through Turkish airspace at three-month intervals until April, but those flights have now been halted, Cavusoglu added.
It is one of Turkey’s harshest reactions to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
War in Ukraine: Turkey closes airspace to Russian planes
NATO member Turkey has good relations with both Ukraine and Russia and has offered to mediate in peace talks between the two countries. Cavusoglu said that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy have agreed to meet in Turkey if progress is made in peace talks. Moscow and Kyiv are working on a “draft joint statement,” Cavusoglu said, without giving any further details.
Ankara has also closed the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Russian warships. In addition, Turkey is supporting the Ukrainian armed forces with the delivery of the TB2 combat drone from the Turkish manufacturer Bayraktar, which is said to have an important influence on the course of the war.
Source: Stern
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