KYIV, Nov 29 – The closing of the Bosphorus Strait for Russian ships could be an adequate response to Russia's violation of international maritime law in the Sea of Azov, Ukraine's Naval Forces Commander Ihor Voronchenko has said.

"The Montreux Convention clearly states: if a conflict occurs between two countries, and one of them is the aggressor, then the Bosphorus automatically closes for ships flying its flag," Voronchenko told the Kyiv-based Interfax-Ukraine news agency during the 2nd international conference on maritime security in Kyiv on November 29.