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Russia has abstained from sending four of its warships through the Bosphorus strait following Turkey's request. Ankara has closed the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits under the 1936 Montreux Convention pact. The Montreux Convention is a world treaty that avails Turkey’s Bosporus and Dardanelles straits connecting the Black and Mediterranean Seas. The country can obstruct the passage of warships. It was signed on July 20, 1936, within the Montreux Palace in Switzerland, and took effect on November 9, 1936. This convention was signed to deal with the long-running straits questions of who should manage the strategically important route between the Black and Mediterranean Seas. During peacetime, it grants full freedom of passage for all civilian vessels and allows Turkey to limit...