# Kremlin: Strikes on Black Sea vessels cannot harm Russia-Turkey ties

https://mins.news/en/item/53022

- TASS, 2026-09-10 12:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2185557

> Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said attacks on vessels in the Black Sea cannot damage Russia’s relations with Turkey because Moscow did not initiate them. He said Kiev opened a “Pandora’s box” by attacking Russian civilian infrastructure, and argued that commercial vessels carrying weapons, military equipment and fuel for Ukrainian forces are being, and will continue to be, destroyed.

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