The ban will be in effect until June 1, there is an exception for two flights a week from Moscow to Istanbul and back, she said.
Russian tour operators were recommended to suspend the sale of vouchers to Turkey. As writes TASS, for the period from April 15 to June 1 tours to Turkey have been booked by more than 500 thousand Russians.
On April 10, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky visited Istanbul, he met with Turkish President Recep Erdogan, and the ninth meeting of the high-level strategic council of the two countries was also held, following which Zelensky and Erdogan signed a joint declaration.
Erdogan during the meeting confirmed support Ankara of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine, as well as non-recognition of the annexation of Crimea by Russia. Zelensky said that the views of the two states on security issues in the region match up.
As reported “RIA Novosti”After the decision to suspend flights, Russian President Dmitry Peskov was asked if this was connected with the trip of the head of the Ukrainian state to Turkey.
“No. This is due to the alarming epidemiological situation,” Peskov replied.
- Zelensky’s visit to Turkey took place against the backdrop of an escalation of the situation in Donbass and the pulling of Russian troops to the borders of Ukraine. On the eve of the trip, Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned Erdogan… We also talked about the situation in Donbass.
- On April 1, the Office of the President of Ukraine reported that from the beginning of 2021 the Russian occupation troops in the Donbas violated the ceasefire more than 570 times… Since the beginning of 2021 in the east of the country killed 27 Ukrainian military.
- In late March – early April, the media and eyewitnesses began to publish video evidence that Russia was actively transfers military equipment to Crimea across the Kerch bridge and pulls troops to the border with Ukraine. According to the press secretary of the President of Ukraine Yulia Mendel, RF pulled 40 thousand soldiers to the eastern border of Ukraine, the same number of troops are occupied in the Crimea.
- On March 30, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Ruslan Khomchak confirmed that the Russian Federation builds up troops near the border with Ukraine in the south, east and north: in the Bryansk, Voronezh regions, as well as in the occupied Crimea, which “poses a threat to the military security of the state.” Ukrainian intelligence said that Russia wants to expand military presence on the territory controlled by the “DPR” and “LPR” militants through the introduction of regular units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation, and did not rule out an attempt to move Russian troops deep into the territory of Ukraine.
- According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba, the current escalation by the Russian Federation in the Donbas is systemic and the largest in recent years… According to White House and US State Department, the number of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine is the highest since 2014.
- April 2 took place first conversation Zelensky and US President Joe Biden, he referred primarily to the escalation of the situation in Donbass. The White House stated that Biden “reaffirmed unwavering US support sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine in the face of ongoing Russian aggression in the Donbass and Crimea. “
- The Turkish Foreign Ministry reported on April 9 that US sends two warships to the Black Sea in accordance with the Montreux Convention, they will remain in the Black Sea until 4 May.
- Turkey does not recognize the occupation of Crimea by the Russian Federation and expresses support territorial integrity of Ukraine.
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