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New explosive in the Black Sea: USA start maneuvers - Russia outraged

2021-06-29T02:32:03.429Z


The USA is starting a military exercise in the Black Sea together with allies - and thus calling Russia on the scene. The inland sea recently moved into the focus of the global public.


The USA is starting a military exercise in the Black Sea together with allies - and thus calling Russia on the scene.

The inland sea recently moved into the focus of the global public.

Munich / Odessa - Tensions between Russia and the West are increasing.

This is increasingly evident from military movements.

Since Russia annexed the Ukrainian Crimea in 2014, the Black Sea has been a strictly defended border area.

A diplomatically sensitive area in which there was a new escalation last week.

A Russian warship apparently fired warning shots in the direction of a British destroyer.

The United States and its allies are now conducting a military maneuver in the same body of water.

The Kremlin reacts indignantly.

Black Sea: Military exercise "Sea Breeze" should last two weeks

The background: The United States, Ukraine and 30 other countries have started the two-week military exercise "Sea Breeze".

The maneuver has taken place annually since 1997 and serves as an exercise in case of emergency.

The participating states demonstrate their support for the government in Kiev.

NATO countries are also involved in the maneuver.

At the opening ceremony in Odessa, the Ukrainian naval commander Oleksej Neishpapa assessed the exercises as a "strong signal to maintain stability and peace in the region".

The Russian side is critical of the maneuver.

"Sea Breeze": Russia reacts indignantly: "Provocation"

The military exercise was a "provocation," complained the Kremlin.

In response to the start of “Sea Breeze”, the Russian delegation denounced the “extent and aggressiveness” of the naval exercises at the arms control talks in Vienna.

This would "hardly contribute to security in the region".

"We hope that the US will transparently withdraw modern weapons, ammunition and equipment from Ukraine after the end of the exercises," the delegation said on Twitter.

According to US data, around 5,000 soldiers and 30 warships are involved in the maneuver in the Black Sea.

The military exercise is expected to last until July 10th - and is likely to contain further diplomatic explosives.

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Source: merkur

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