Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Military Move And Counter-Moves By All Sides Continue In The Ukraine Crisis

Guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun. © REUTERS/ U.S. Navy/Petty Officer 3rd Class Deven B. King/Handout

US Begins Navy Drills in Black Sea Near Crimea -- RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, March 12 (RIA Novosti) – A US navy destroyer began joint exercises Wednesday with Romanian and Bulgarian warships in the Black Sea, about 130 miles from Crimea, the Reuters news agency reported.

The mission was cited by the White House last week as a sign of the United States’ commitment to the region amid ongoing turmoil in Ukraine – which also borders the Black Sea – that threatens to split the country apart.

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More News On Today's Military Moves In Ukraine

Ukraine accuses Russia of military buildup -- AP
Russia allows Ukrainian surveillance flight to confirm no troops near border -- RT
Moscow Allows Kiev to Conduct Aerial Inspection of Russia -- RIA Novosti
Belarus to offer Russia to deploy extra warplanes as NATO active near borders -- RT
Belarus Seeks to Host More Russian Jets Amid Ukraine Crisis -- RIA Novosti
NATO sends AWACS to monitor Ukraine borders with Poland, Romania as tension with Russia mounts over Crimea invasion -- CBS/AP
NATO sends surveillance planes to watch Ukraine -- Washington Times
NATO Expands Recon Flights in Eastern Europe -- Defense One/Global Security Newswire

2 comments:

James said...

They're going to wear the Truxton out with all the photo-ops.

Don Bacon said...

I think that the US has already exhibited enough "commitment" -- engineering the coup, and all.