NATO flotilla enters Black Sea for training amid Ukraine crisis
Source: Reuters
NATO flotilla enters Black Sea for training amid Ukraine crisis
BRUSSELS Wed Mar 4, 2015 6:51pm GMT
(Reuters) - A NATO flotilla arrived in the Black Sea on Wednesday to train with ships from the Bulgarian, Romanian and Turkish navies, the U.S.-led Western alliance said.
Tensions in the Black Sea region are running high because of the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine and Russia's annexation of the country's Crimea Peninsula last year.
"NATO regularly deploys ships to the Black Sea for maritime awareness and training. This scheduled deployment, given Russia's continued assertiveness, carries an additional message of reassurance to allies in the region," a NATO official said.
The multinational naval rapid reaction force commanded by U.S. Rear Admiral Brad Williamson consists of flagship USS Vicksburg, a guided missile cruiser, and five other ships.
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True Blue Door
(2,969 posts)I'm tired of that fascist tyrant having the run of the region.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)Oh wait, this isn't RT.
Bugenhagen
(151 posts)I wonder which genius thought this idea up.
jakeXT
(10,575 posts)http://www.eurasianet.org/node/68241
Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)I know the Putin supporters will have a cow
yurbud
(39,405 posts)Comrade Grumpy
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(39,405 posts)hack89
(39,171 posts)Duckhunter935
(16,974 posts)I have no issue with that