Russian forces have reportedly bombed a Turkish ship, striking great concern and possible consequences of the action by Turkey.
According to local media reports, Ankara could potentially block the Bosphorous strains and that means no entry for Russian warships by sea, crippling their forces.
Experts claim that the decision could have disastrous consequences on Russia as Turkey’s President condemned the action with great severity and expressed his sadness over the attack.
At the moment, Turkey is backing Ukraine’s territorial integrity as one envoy from Ukraine urged the Turkish President to act swiftly and shut the Bosphorous Straits as soon as possible.
Earlier throughout the day, Ukraine faced great hostility from all sides of its borders as it was under attack from land, sea, and air.
The attacks came with bloodshed as many Ukrainian citizens could be seen fleeing for their lives.
Turkey’s President Erdogan has always maintained great relationships with both the leaders of Ukraine as well as Russia but the recent attack has left him in a vulnerable position.
Sources also spoke about how the Turkish President had previously offered his assistance to mediate the conflict and even revealed to the press how he had spoken with Ukraine’s President Zelensky via telephone.
“Turkey supports Ukraine’s battle to protect the integrity of its territory”- mentioned the Turkish President in regards to remarks on the current war.
“We are sincerely saddened at what Russia is now doing to Ukraine, both of which are friendly nations for us and also with whom we have such close regards, ties, and social, political, and economic relations with”- he concluded.
Ukraine’s ambassador also spoke about how the country asked Turkey for assistance during their telephonic conversation, however, the ambassador did not highlight what Kyiv’s exact demands were. All that he mentioned was how support was required on military, financial, and humanitarian grounds.