Black Sea Tensions Rise Amid NATO, Russian Exercises

CBS: U.S. warship leads drills in Russia's back yard, a message that the Black Sea is "for everybody" Black Sea, on board the USS Ross — A tense confrontation between a British warship and the Russian military was captured on camera late last month. Russian planes buzzed the British vessel and issued hostile warnings. The incident took place in the Black Sea, where the U.S. and dozens of other countries are still conducting military exercises. Russia has refused to allow foreign ships to pass through what it considers its territorial waters off the Crimean Peninsula — territory that Moscow unilaterally annexed away from Ukraine in 2014. Russia has threatened to bomb any vessels that enter the area. Read more .... Update #1: Russian warplanes have been practicing bombing enemy ships in the Black Sea, where the US and Ukraine are leading a large military exercise (Business Insider) Update #2: Russian Warships to Reinforce Black Sea Forces Amid U.S.-Led Drills (Moscow Times) WNU Editor: Truth be told. This new "Cold War tango" has been ongoing since the revolution in Ukraine .... Russia, NATO in new Cold War tango at sea (Asia Times)

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