Turkey Restricts Black Sea Shipping, Urges Moratorium

Turkey has restricted the movement of commercial vessels heading to the Black Sea via the Dardanelles, targeting routes to the Russian port of Novorossiysk and potentially Ukrainian ports. The move follows a surge in violence in the region, which recently injured several Turkish crew members. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has called on both Kyiv and Moscow to establish a moratorium on targeting commercial ships.