Erdogan asks Putin for limited shipping ceasefire. Hours later Russia hits three Turkish vessels in Ukraine ports

Russia on December 12 struck three Turkish-owned vessels in two Ukrainian ports just hours after Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Russian leader Vladimir Putin in a face-to-face meeting that a limited ceasefire in the Russo-Ukrainian War for shipping, ports and energy facilities could be beneficial as a confidence-building measure. Russ...