A U.S. Military Buildup In The Black Sea?

The US Navy destroyer "USS Truxtun" enters the Black Sea port (AFP Photo / Anton Stoyanov)

U.S. Mulls Sending Warship To Black Sea In Ukraine Response -- Reuters

(Reuters) - The top U.S. general in Europe is looking at options including moving a U.S. warship to the Black Sea and bolstering scheduled NATO exercises in response to Russia's annexation of Crimea, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on Tuesday.

A small team of about 10 soldiers from an Army brigade could also head to Europe "very soon" to better prepare for a larger scheduled deployment this summer as part of a NATO response force.

"This brigade combat team was already scheduled to be part of the NATO response force going this summer. And we're just looking ... at ways that we can improve their deployment even more," the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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