The split
Turkey protests drone attacks on two Turkish-owned cargo ships near Novorossiysk, calls on Russia and Ukraine to protect civilian vessels in the Black Sea
The same story, as told by newsrooms in different countries. Their words, attributed and linked.
United States
Al-Monitor
“Turkey on Tuesday called on Russia and Ukraine to take measures to ensure navigational safety in the Black Sea after a drone attack hit a Turkish-owned vessel and seriously injured three crew members near Russia's Novorossiysk port.”
Turkey-specialist independent outlet; carries full Reuters dispatch naming Novorossiysk port, the injury count of three crew members, and Turkey's reference to its prior warningsread the original ↗
Europe
Euronews
“At the end of May, Turkey had warned of an 'uncontrolled escalation' in the Black Sea region after a drone attack on a Turkish cargo ship.”
Pan-European broadcaster contextualising the attack against Turkey's May 2026 warning about 'uncontrolled escalation', underscoring the pattern of repeated attacksread the original ↗
Turkey
Anadolu Agency
“Foreign Ministry calls on all parties in the Black Sea to 'implement concrete measures' to ensure navigational safety.”
Turkey's state news agency publishing the Foreign Ministry statement almost verbatim; the reference text for Ankara's official positionread the original ↗