U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun is escorted by a Turkish Navy Coast Guard boat as it sets sail in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Black Sea March 7, 2014. Credit: Reuters/Murad Sezer
With Eye On Crimea, U.S. Starts Military Drills On Russia's Doorstep -- Reuters
(Reuters) - The United States will signal its resolve to protect its NATO allies near Russia's borders on Tuesday with the start of the first joint military training exercises in the region since the Kremlin intervened in Ukraine.
In the Black Sea, across the water from the Crimean Peninsula where Russian military groups have seized control from Ukrainian authorities, a U.S. navy destroyer will take part in maneuvers with Romanian and Bulgarian warships.
To the north in Poland, U.S. fighter jets are arriving at the central Lask air base to take part in joint exercises, with Poland's president expected to review the maneuvers.
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1 comment:
This is why Russia (reportedly) is seeking bases in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Nearby military maneuvers are ineffective except in a propaganda sense. It hasn't affected Iran's policies, for example, but it allows the US to claim that Iran is "isolated." The US is now saying the same about Russia.
Russian ships off Florida would change that perception.
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