The Kremlin believes strikes on ships in the Black Sea will not affect relations between Russia and Turkey
Strikes on ships in the Black Sea cannot have a negative impact on relations between Russia and Turkey, since Russia was not the initiator of these strikes, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated.
«No, it cannot. Russia was not the initiator [of the strikes on ships in the Black Sea],» he said, answering a question on the subject. The Kremlin representative pointed out that this «Pandora's box» was initially opened by Kyiv, which carried out strikes on Russian civilian infrastructure facilities.
«A huge number of commercial vessels are used to transport weapons, to transport ammunition and fuel for the purposes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. These vessels are being destroyed and will continue to be destroyed,» Peskov emphasized.
