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The Latest Breaking News from Black Sea

Turkey Has Not Notified Russia of Straits Closure

Russia has received no official notification from Turkey on the closure of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to Russian warships, the Interfax news agency quoted the Russian embassy in Turkey as saying. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said earlier that Turkey had made such a move. Turkey, which controls the straits…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kyiv piles pressure on Ankara to close straits to Russia’s warships

Blocking Russian fleet from Black Sea would be a blow to Putin’s ability to support troops in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Ukraine says Russia has closed off northwestern part of Black Sea to navigation

The Ukrainian border guards service said on Saturday Russia had closed off the northwestern part of the Black Sea to navigation.

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Turkey Rejects to Limit Russian Warship Movement in Bosphorus, Dardanelles

Turkey cannot stop Russian warships accessing the Black Sea via its straits, as Ukraine has requested, due to a clause in an international pact that allows vessels to return to their home base, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Friday. Ukraine has appealed to Turkey to block Russian warships…

Asharq Al-Awsat

5 ways to hurt Vladimir Putin - from personal sanctions to cutting trading links

Vladimir Putin earns about £100,000 a year and declares only a few assets, but Russian analysts say he has a personal fortune of £149billion and a Black Sea palace

Daily Mirror

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Battles rage for Ukraine’s cities

Ukraine news from February 26: UN says internal displacement also growing as Ukraine forces battle all-round assault.

Al Jazeera

Putin’s moves are hardly ‘chess thumping’

The Russian President’s actions this week may yield tactical gains but hardly pass the test for strategic victory

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Analysis-Putin's end-game? Split Ukraine and install 'tame' leadership, analysts say

Russia's invasion of Ukraine looks designed to take Kyiv and create a land corridor south to the Black Sea, splitting the country into two, military analysts and former officials said, echoing the view of Ukraine's generals.

Reuters

Russia fired on foreign ships near Black Sea port - Ukraine's ministry

Russia fired on two foreign ships near the Black Sea port of Pivdennyi on Friday, Ukraine's infrastructure ministry said on its Facebook page.

Reuters

Cargo ship Namura Queen hit by rocket off Ukraine - local agent

The cargo ship Namura Queen was hit by a rocket off the shore of Ukraine in the Black Sea on Friday, causing a fire on board, a local shipping agent said.

Reuters

Ukraine conflict forces cruise schedules to be revised with sailings suspended

Sailings to Black Sea and Baltic states at risk with operators continuing to monitor developments in the troubled region

Wales Online

Snake Island: 13 Ukrainian soldiers died 'heroically' telling Russian warship 'go f**k yourself'

Soldiers refused to surrender as Russian forces captured Ukraine's Snake Island in the Black Sea

Manchester Evening News

Turkey cannot stop Russian warships accessing Black Sea, says foreign minister

Reuters

Ukrainian hero tells Russian warship 'go f*** yourself' before 13 soldiers killed

The defiant response of the Ukrainian border guard came after a Russian warship threatened to blow the soldiers up on Snake Island in the Black Sea

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The Guardian - UK

Ukraine soldiers told Russian officer ‘go fuck yourself’ before they died on island

Thirteen border guards died in air and sea bombardment on Snake Island in Black Sea after refusing to surrender

AAP

Ukraine conflict propels Aussie grains

Global food prices are on the rise as the fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine takes hold.

Reuters

Cargill-chartered ship on Black Sea 'hit by a projectile' amid Ukraine invasion

Global farm commodities trader Cargill Inc said on Thursday that an ocean vessel it chartered was "hit by a projectile" on the Black Sea, but that the ship remained seaworthy and all crew were safe and accounted for.

Al Jazeera

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: US to impose sanctions on Putin

Ukraine news from February 25: Biden plans move to freeze assets of Putin and Russian foreign minister.

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NATO leaves Black Sea exposed as Russia invades Ukraine

When Russia attacked Ukraine, the nearest naval vessel of a major NATO ally was in the Mediterranean. The last such ship from a major naval member of the Western military alliance left the Black Sea – an area roughly the size of California bordering Russia, Ukraine and NATO members Turkey,…

The Independent UK

Ukraine: Russia targets control of the Black Sea to further threaten the west

Black Sea has suddenly emerged as a major frontline and potential flashpoint between Russia and Nato

Al Jazeera

Ukraine asks Turkey to shut Black Sea waterways to Russian ships

Ambassador Vasyl Bodnar says Kyiv has called on Ankara to close ‘the airspace, Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits’.

Evening Standard

Putin’s generals deploy rockets and tanks as they attack Ukraine on multiple fronts

COMMENTARY: Russia’s main line of attack is on Donbas, matched by bombardment of nearby ports on the Black Sea

Reuters

Ukraine shuts ports as conflict threatens grain supplies

Ukraine's military has suspended commercial shipping at its ports after Russian forces invaded the country, an adviser to the Ukrainian president's chief of staff said, stoking fear of supply disruption from the leading grain and oilseeds exporters.

Al Jazeera

Latest Russia-Ukraine updates: Tens of thousands flee their homes

Ukraine invasion news from February 24: UN says several thousand Ukrainians crossing into neighbouring countries.

Reuters

Factbox-Pact gives Turkey oversight of warship transit to Russia, Ukraine

Under the international Montreux Convention, NATO member Turkey has control over passage of vessels between the Mediterranean and Black Sea, making it a potentially key player in any military conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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