NATO’s Black Sea members Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey joined four other alliance states in a multinational naval exercise on Tuesday just across the water from the Crimean Peninsula annexed by Russia last year.
The naval rapid reaction force in the Black Sea drills consists of a United States flagship, the guided missile cruiser USS Vicksburg, and ships from the six other participating states. Canada, Germany and Italy are also taking part.
NATO has held a series of exercises in eastern Europe since Moscow’s move into the region to reassure members jittery about Russian intentions in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.
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Source: Newsweek