U.S. missile destroyer warship USS Ross is entering the Black Sea, joining a 2,300-strong drill off Ukraine’s coast, despite persistent Russian warnings to keep U.S. vessels away.
Following NATO’s decision to strengthen its presence in its Baltic Sea allies, Russia has grown more vocally critical of U.S. military presence in the Black Sea. The U.S. is taking part in the annual Sea Breeze exercise, already underway off the coast of Ukraine’s port city Odessa. The drill has been co-hosted by Ukraine and the U.S. annually since 1997, with 13 countries taking part this year.
The U.S. Navy announced on Friday that …read more
Source: Newsweek
