War ship

As tensions continue to build up between Russia and Ukraine the Turkish foreign ministry has confirmed that the US has concluded plans to send two warships through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea next week.

According to the Turkish ministry, the ships will pass through the Bosphorus and enter the increasingly restless region on April 14 and 15 and leave on May 4 and May 5.

Going by normal protocols, Washington is required to give Ankara at least 15 days’ notice before sending warships through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits under the terms of the 1936 Montreux Convention.

The treaty’s …