Turkey detains 27 Russian commercial ships in retaliation

Turkey detains 27 Russian commercial ships in retaliation

As Russia has detained eight commercial ships flying Turkish flags in the Black Sea since the jet crisis erupted between the two countries, Turkey has detained a total of 27Russian ships in a retaliatory move,SIA reports citing the Turkish media.

The diplomatic crisis between Russia and Turkey has continued to result in economic ramifications since Nov. 24 when the Russian jet was downed by Turkey. One of these areas is marine trade, according to sources close to the matter.

Sources told daily Habertürk that Russia detained a total of five commercial ships with Turkish flags "in line with the Black Sea Memorandum" in the week following the jet incident.

"The number of detained Turkish ships has reached eight as of Dec. 15," sources claimed.

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