On August 29, Turkish Ambassador to Ukraine Yagmur Ahmet Gulder was invited to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Deputy Minister Mykola Tochitsky expressed to the Ambassador of Turkey the concern of the Ukrainian side in connection with the available information about the transportation of S-300PMU-2 missile systems by the Sparta II ship chartered by the Russian Ministry of Defense from Syria to Russia through the Bosphorus Strait. The Turkish Embassy was presented with a note verbale of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

According to the message, Nikolai Tochitsky drew the attention of the Turkish Ambassador to the fact that, according to the provisions of the Convention on the Regime of the Straits of July 20, 1936, the specified vessel falls under the definition of a warship.

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The Foreign Ministry asked the Turkish side to provide official information about the cargo transported by the ship "

“The Ministry expressed the hope that the Turkish side will strictly adhere to its decision of February 28, 2022 to close the Black Sea straits for Russian warships during the Russian-Ukrainian war in line with the consistent position of the Republic of Turkey regarding support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.

According to military independent experts Naval News, Russia was able to overturn missiles for the S-300 complex through the Bosporus to the Black Sea from its bases in Syria.

Turkey increased exports to Russia by 46% in three months compared to the same period last year.

The administration of President Joe Biden has already threatened Turkish businesses with sanctions for cooperation with citizens and companies of the Russian Federation, previously included in the sanctions lists..