Posted on 04/14/2021 12:53:29 PM PDT by RomanSoldier19
Moscow — Russia warned the United States on Tuesday against sending warships to the Black Sea, urging American forces to stay away from the annexed Crimean peninsula "for their own good" as the situation along Ukraine's border caused increasing concern in the West. The U.S. Secretary of State, meeting with Ukrainian and NATO officials in Brussels, made it clear that the Biden administration, along with its allies in Europe, has Ukraine's back and considers Russia's ongoing military buildup in the region "very provocative."
The Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Friday that Washington had informed Ankara that two U.S. warships would pass through Turkish waters this week to be deployed in the Black Sea. The deployment would come amid a significant escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine between Russian-backed separatists and Ukraine's forces, which have U.S. and European support.
Hostilities first flared in 2014 when Russia unilaterally annexed Crimea — a peninsula that sticks out into the Black Sea and is home to a Russian navy base — away from Ukraine, drawing condemnation from the Western world and a series of sanctions.
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“And leave Hunter Biden alone or else!!!” - The Russkis.
We sure do live in interesting times
“...along Ukraine’s border caused increasing concern in the West.”
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Increasing concern?
Why would Russia even make threats like that unless they plan aggression?
It’s pretty obvious they want to go in.
NATO had better have a legit plan to deal with it. Half-assery would be the absolute worst strategy. Either deal with them or GTFO of the way
I’m sure Vlad is terrified of what Slow Joe will do. He watched Chinese diplomats walk all over Blinken recently. There is ZERO respect in the world for these clowns.
This matter does not concern the USA. It should stay out of it.
Ukraine stopped elite Russian forces from taking Mariupol by themselves.
Besides the massive tank buildup, yesterday Moscow is moving 15 Warships From Caspian Sea to Waters off Ukraine. They are building up big on both land and sea.
We have weak, unreliable allies, and the logistical situation is a nightmare.
Not our circus. Not our monkeys.
And get those destroyers out of the Black Sea.
Hope Biden is catheterized up.
Tyulpan 240mm heavy mortars means they are getting ready to crush the cities. It is what they used in Georgia...gulp!
From the basement of his Delaware dacha, Joseph Stolen replied to Comrade Putin, “Uh...OK.”
Ukraine stopped elite Russian forces from taking Mariupol by themselves.
They never stopped anything other than a small Russian force (well-equipped). They never had to face a couple thousand tanks, dozens of battleships, and over 80,000 troops with air support.
I say keep our forces there, but just “observe”!
I think Putin knows Obama’s running the show and how he operates....Obama would love nothing better than having a war he can manage while sitting in his office chair hiding behind Biden and this with zero accountability.
black sea is a damn shooting gallery for Russian anti-ship missiles.
Yeppers.
And the Sov, er, Russians have some of the very best anti-ship missiles!
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