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Russia Blocks Passage Via Kerch Strait for Ships Loaded Abroad, Turkish Authorities Say

© Sputnik / Andrej Krylov / Go to the mediabankA cargo ship blocks a passage under the arch of the Crimean bridge over Kerch Strait in Russia, November 25, 2018
A cargo ship blocks a passage under the arch of the Crimean bridge over Kerch Strait in Russia, November 25, 2018 - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.11.2022
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ANKARA (Sputnik) - Russian authorities closed the passage of cargo ships that are loaded in ports outside Russia through the Kerch Strait, the Turkish Directorate-General of Maritime Affairs said on Saturday.
"According to an official notification that we have received from the Russian maritime administration, the passage of ships that were loaded outside the territory of Russia through the Kerch Strait northward... is prohibited," the directorate-general wrote on Twitter.
The Kerch Strait is of high geostrategic importance for Russia. The Kerch Bridge, which was exploded as result of a bombing attack in early October, is located over the strait connecting the Crimean Peninsula with mainland Russia.
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