# Turkey has not formally contacted Russia on Black Sea military moratorium — MFA

https://mins.news/en/item/22374

- TASS, 2026-08-14 16:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2173171

> Russia has not received a formal request from Turkey through official channels for a moratorium on military operations in the Black Sea, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. She rejected a return to the previous Black Sea Initiative, alleging that Ukrainian drone attacks on civilian vessels are regularly destabilizing regional shipping.

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