A Russian warship entering the Eastern Med has to come through the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, which is controlled by Turkey.https://twitter.com/BretBaier/status/850363973929234435 …
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Black Sea states can send a limited amount of military power through at any given time, but it's tricky.
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In 2015, after Turkey shot down a Russian jet, Russia sent a troop transport through the Bosphorus, unannounced. This ticked off Turkey.
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So while this passage doesn't require Turkish approval, most likely, it'll be interesting to see how much friction they make.
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Turkey is, in theory, still a NATO ally. Unless we also sent then an invoice.



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which is why the old Sov. Navy base in Syria is so important to Putin
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