Turkish Straits standoff with Russia will be avoided
There have been fears that the collapse in Russian-Turkish relations could interfere with traffic through the Straits
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- Turkish-Russian partnership unravelling
- Montreux Convention provisions
- 'Syria Express'
- Angry warnings
- Status quo best on balance
- Keeping Straits out of polemics
- Risk of Syrian flare-up
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_350.jpg "Russian-flagged cargo ship Alexandr Tkachenko sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul (Reuters/Yoruk Isik)")