hello and welcome to bbc news. russia has shown its determined to assert control over ukraine s black sea coast. that s despite moscow s decision to withdraw from the much fought over snake island earlier this week. in the past 2a hours, missiles have hit the port of odessa, killing at least 19 people. before they were effectively blockaded, ports in the black sea were used to export grain. now, ukraine accuses russia of stealing that grain and it says this russian flagged cargo ship has left the russian occupied port of berdyansk with a cargo of seed. the ship is heading from berdyansk to the turkish port of karasu. ukraine is demanding that turkey a nato member intercept it. thank you for being with us. ukraine wants turkey to stop the ship. is turkey likely to comply? the ship. is turkey likely to coml ? ~ ~ . comply? well, i think there are a lot of questions. comply? well, i think there are a lot of questions. first - comply? well, i think there are a lot of qu
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. russia has shown that it s determined to assert control over ukraine s black sea coast. that s despite moscow s decision to withdraw from the much fought over snake island earlier this week. in the past 2a hours, missiles have hit the port of odessa, killing at least 19 people. before they were effectively blockaded, ports in the black sea were used to export grain. now, ukraine accuses russia of stealing that grain and it says this russian flagged cargo ship has left the russian occupied port of berdyansk with a cargo of seed. the ship is heading to the turkish port of karasu ukraine is demanding that turkey a nato member intercepts it. for more analysis on this, i ve been speaking to anna borschevskaya, a senior fellow at the washington institute, who specialises in russia s middle eastern policy. if you look at the broader turkish behaviour since the russian invasion of ukraine, turkey had tried to position
could have done but ultimately what seeing most recently of course with turkey agreeing to for sweden and finland to join the alliance, only after first saying they will not, presumably there may be in some kind of incentivise asian. we don t know exactly what that is. there is speculation that the white house support for the f-16 the white house support for the f 16 sale might be, might have provided that incentive though officially that waiters did not confirm. the s is a diplomatic tightrope turkey is watching. what are the rest of the president in antagonising president in antagonising president putin? it president in antagonising president putin?- president in antagonising president putin? if you look at the overall president putin? if you look at the overall bilateral president putin? if you look at the overall bilateral russian i the overall bilateral russian turkey relationship, over the years, putin has stacked the cards in such a way that the relationship was balanced in r
incentivising nation. we do the font that is never some speculation that the white house support for the f 16 sale might be providing that incentive although officially the white house denied there was any quid pro quo. this the white house denied there was any quid pro quo.- was any quid pro quo. this is the diplomatic was any quid pro quo. this is the diplomatic tightrope - was any quid pro quo. this is i the diplomatic tightrope turkey is walking here. what are the rest of the president in antagonising president putin? if you look at the overall bilateral russian turkey relationship. over the years, putting her stack the cards in such a way that the relationship is balanced and russia s favour. on the trade relationship, on russia s relationship, on russia s relations with different kurdish groups, with the russian position on syria. on a whole host of issues putin had, prior to the invasion of ukraine, putin had said all these leathers and of course turkey had recently purchased