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Russia vows response to U.S. naval ship's entry into Black Sea
June 10, 2016 at 12:55
Russian officials are increasingly unhappy over the increase in NATO activity in the region, particularly in former Soviet republics like Estonia, and former Warsaw Pact countries like Poland.
The Russian foreign ministry warned Friday of "retaliatory measures" over the entry of a U.S. naval destroyer in the Black Sea this week, the RIA news agency reported.
The USS Porter arrived in the Black Sea port of Varna, Bulgaria, on Tuesday for what the U.S. Navy called a routine deployment. According to a statement f-rom U.S. 6th Fleet, the destroyer “will conduct port visits and bilateral exercises with partner navies." Its operations aim "to enhance maritime security and stability, readiness, and naval capability with our allies and partners," the statement added. U.S. Navy officials on Wednesday also noted the deployment of two U.S. aircraft carriers, the Eisenhower and the Truman, in the ...()
The USS Porter arrived in the Black Sea port of Varna, Bulgaria, on Tuesday for what the U.S. Navy called a routine deployment. According to a statement f-rom U.S. 6th Fleet, the destroyer “will conduct port visits and bilateral exercises with partner navies." Its operations aim "to enhance maritime security and stability, readiness, and naval capability with our allies and partners," the statement added. U.S. Navy officials on Wednesday also noted the deployment of two U.S. aircraft carriers, the Eisenhower and the Truman, in the ...()
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