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Thursday, November 29, 2018
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Thursday, November 29, 2018
Amid Russia-Ukraine spat, NATO says it has a strong presence in Black Sea
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNATO says it already has a strong presence in the Black Sea region, after Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko urges members of the military alliance like Germany to send warships amid tensions with Russia.
Spokeswoman Oana Lungescu says NATO ships routinely patrol and exercise in the Black Sea, noting that NATO ships have spent 120 days there this year compared to 80 in 2017.
She says several NATO allies conduct air policing and reconnaissance flights in the region, and that members Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey border the Black Sea and have their own military equipment deployed.
Lungescu says “there is already a lot of NATO in the Black Sea, and we will continue to assess our presence in the region.”
— AP
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