Maritime passage, the Montreux Convention (1936) and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine

• Glen Segell ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Cambridge

     University of Cambridge

     Cambridge District, Reino Unido

     
• Localización: International journal of maritime history, ISSN 0843-8714, Vol. 35, Nº. 4, 2023, págs. 643-658
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article examines the Montreux Convention (1936), governing the straits connecting the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. It is a focus of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, given the Russian naval blockade of Ukrainian ports. The Convention prevented countries from sending ships into the Black Sea to break the 2022 blockade. In July 2022, an agreement was brokered between Turkey and United Nations for limited exports, especially grain, as without it there would be millions of starving people worldwide. Russia agreed, provided that imports to Ukraine would not be permitted. The period from February to July 2022 was tense, questioning if the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would contravene the Montreux Convention to break the export blockade. Since then, concerns remain around the import blockade. Unless other agreements can be reached, the Montreux Convention and other similar international conventions may be put to the test