MOSCOW, Oct 31 (NNN-TASS) – Russia’s Black Sea Fleet is tracking the movement of U.S. guided-missile destroyer, USS Porter, that entered the Black Sea yesterday, said the Russian Defence Ministry.
The U.S. Sixth Fleet tweeted on Friday that, USS Porter began its northbound transit to the Black Sea to operate with North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies and partners, in the region.
The fleet, headquartered in Italy’s Naples, and Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO staffs, began operations in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea on Friday, to demonstrate “NATO’s commitment to maintaining freedom of navigation in international waters.”
The exercises came as Russia terminated all official dialogue with NATO.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Alexander Grushko, last week voiced concerns over NATO’s military build-up near the Russian borders, and its plan to turn the Black Sea region into a confrontation zone, which is “an extremely dangerous path, fraught with risks of military incidents.”
