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Ukraine and Turkey Launch Joint Naval Drill Amid Stand-Offs With Russia


Ukraine and Turkey’s navies launched a joint military exercise on Monday, as Kiev and Ankara continue to grow closer in the face of their respective stand-offs with Russia.
Ukraine’s relations with Russia have plummeted since Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to annex Crimea in 2014 and Russian-backed fighters moved in on eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, Turkey had been complaining of repeated violations of its airspace by Russian military jets in Syria before it shot one down in November 2015, triggering a very public spat with the Kremlin.
According to a Facebook post by Ukraine’s Navy, Ukraine and Turkey sent two frigates and …read more

Source: Newsweek

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