USS Vella Gulf missile cruiser.(Reuters / Chip East)
US Missile Cruiser To Enter Black Sea Amid NATO Drills In Eastern Europe – Military Source -- RT
The US missile cruiser Vella Gulf is expected to arrive in the Black Sea on May 23, a military source told a Russian news agency. Another NATO vessel is already in the area, while the French Navy’s stealth frigate will reportedly be there by late May.
This comes as part of a wider buildup of NATO forces close to Russian borders against the backdrop of the Ukraine crisis.
The American Aegis guided missile cruiser will be in the Black Sea in time for the Ukrainian presidential elections on May 25, a military-diplomatic source told Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency on Monday.
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Update: American missile cruiser to enter Black Sea on May 23 - source -- Voice of Russia
My Comment: The US missile cruiser Vella Gulf will be entering the Black Sea on the even of the Ukraine national elections. A coincidence .... probably not.
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