MOSCOW: On Sunday, prominent Russian senator Alexei Pushkov warns as they should stay away from the Russian coast and Visits to the Black Sea by US warships have nothing to do with US security and are motivated by domestic politics.
While, on Saturday,The US guided-missile destroyer Donald Cook began moving towards the Black Sea and stated that "to conduct maritime security operations and enhance regional maritime stability, combined readiness and naval capability", The Russian Black Sea fleet began monitoring the warship once it entered the region, Officials statement on Saturday released as a member of Russia`s Upper House Commission on Information Policy, took his Twitter page and wrote "US warships are becoming frequent visitors to the Black Sea. These visits have nothing to do with US security,"
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This week a court in Russia extended by three months the arrest of 24 Ukrainian sailors captured along with their ships in November in the Kerch Strait, which links the Black Sea with the Azov Sea. They stand accused of illegally crossing into Russian territory. While, He further added, "They flaunt their flag, send us a signal, and appease their own senators, who are demanding they send a whole military fleet to the Black Sea. They should keep away from our coastline,"
Matthew J. Powel, commanding officer of the Donald Cook, commented on this as, "Our arrival into the Black Sea will showcase the navy`s interoperability in pursuit of common security objectives, enabling us to respond effectively to future crises or deterring aggression,"
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