Channel "Istanbul". Main threats and issues
On Saturday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan launched the construction of the Istanbul Canal, which should become a backup and relieve congestion in the Bosporus Strait. In Russia, as is known, they are expressing fears that the new channel will allow NATO ships to enter the Black Sea without regard to the Montreux Convention, which limits the presence of combat units of non-Black Sea countries in the waters. In Turkey itself, at the ceremony, officials pointedly...
