Warships of NATO back in the Black sea, to the end of the week the group will consist of three ships of the first rank, said Last news on the first day of the week a military-diplomatic source.
yesterday in the Black sea entered the Command ship mount Whitney and the destroyer URO " Cole " the U.S. Navy.
" French intelligence ship of the French Navy " Dupuy de Scrap " will join American warships from 17 October, " the source said.
He expressed frustration that, despite the current ceasefire in the South-East of Ukraine and the withdrawal of Russian troops after the teachings of the Rostov region, the NATO ships not reduce its presence in the Black sea.
" The obvious can be considered the fact that under the pretext of political support Kiev NATO members to study the Black sea, its depth, hydrology, " said the head of the Department.
The command ship mount Whitney is known that in the last month of summer 2008 was the 1st ship of NATO, delivered to the port of Poti (Georgia) humanitarian cargo received damage during the conflict in South Ossetia. The Russian foreign Ministry expressed on this issue, their concerns and doubts in the humanitarian nature of the mission.
in addition, 6 November 2008 this American ship could not enter the port of Sevastopol due to the anti-NATO protests in g. Later, the ship still entered the port, but the ship's crew was unable to go due to the actions of the protesters.
According to the Montreux Convention, the military court nachimovsky countries have the opportunity to be in the Black sea is not more than 21 days. The total tonnage of warships nachimovsky countries in the Black sea is not required to exceed 30 thousand tons. Before this year, the Convention had violated the American frigate " Taylor ", exceeding the ten day limit stay in the Black sea.
Russian experts call stay NATO ships in the Black sea " playing on the nerves ". So, the head of the national Movement of the support fleet Mikhail Nenashev in conversation with Last news expressed the view that the existence of NATO in the Black sea is a continuation of aggressive pressure on the Russian Federation.
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