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Saturday, April 26, 2014

US Warship Leaves Black Sea as Ukraine Crisis Heats Up

USS Donald CookThe US guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook has left the Black Sea, two weeks after it was deployed there to reassure Eastern European allies worried by the Ukraine crisis, the Navy said Friday.

The presence of the warship, which departed on Thursday, was an "example of the US Navy's commitment to enhancing interoperability at sea, serving as a cornerstone of NATO's military strength, while demonstrating the US and allied forces' capability to provide the right presence, in the right place, at the right time."

Word of the Donald Cook's departure came as Kiev accused Moscow of seeking to trigger a "third world war."

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