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[Rio Times](https://www.riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/new-multipolar-world-order/erdogan-warns-of-black-sea-crisis-amid-tensions-between-russia-and-ukraine-pleads-for-diplomacy-instead-of-sanctions/)

> Turkish President **Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed concerns about a regional crisis** should the conflict between Russia and Ukraine expand into the Black Sea.
> 
> Speaking at the annual Turkish ambassadors’ conference in Ankara, he emphasized**, “If the war extends to the Black Sea, it would be a complete disaster for our entire region.”**
> 
> This statement followed recent events where unmanned Ukrainian vessels targeted and damaged Russian naval assets near Crimea.
> 
> **Erdogan cited the Montreux Convention, a 1936 treaty restricting the passage of belligerent warships through the Dardanelles and the Bosporus, as a preventive measure against such regional escalations.**
> 
> He pledged Turkey’s continued efforts to diffuse tensions between the two conflicting sides.

> **Moreover, Erdogan highlighted that the revival of the Black Sea grain trade agreement, signed a year prior in Istanbul but suspended recently, `hinges on Western nations.`**

> He recalled discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin, emphasizing Russia’s demands and expectations.
> 
> **`He mentioned Russia’s concerns about its inability to offload grain and fertilizers in European ports due to Western sanctions, despite such provisions in the agreement.`**
> 
> **Erdogan remarked on the necessity of diplomatic efforts to transition from a positive trade atmosphere to lasting peace rather than further inflaming tensions.**
> 
> He continues to advocate for Ukraine’s territorial integrity while refraining from sanctioning Russia.

**The problem with the grain deal always was the fact that the West doesn’t uphold it’s end of the deal. This has been a problem from the get go. And continues on.**