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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Undercover US ships may weigh anchor in Black Sea

Even though Russian and American leaders will discuss ‘resetting’ the countries bilateral relations at the G20 summit in London, US military vessels could still appear in the Black Sea, but under a Ukrainian flag.

Moreover, there is a possibility that during the so-called ‘transition period’ the crews of these vessels will consist of US Navy personnel, says Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper – an official publication of the Russian Defense Ministry.

The article’s author, Counsellor of State and Candidate of Historical Sciences Vladimir Kozin, believes that during annual NATO naval exercises ‘Sea Breeze’ and ‘Loyal Mariner’ America carries out the study and exploration of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.

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