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US Cruiser Vella Gulf to Enter Black Sea This Week
Pentagon officials have announced the USS Vella Gulf, a US warship, will reach the Black Sea later this week as part of maneuvers showing support for Ukraine.
Navy Rear Admiral John Kirby was quoted by the Huffington Post as saying that the US also aimed to reassure its European allies that Washington is committed to their security, as tensions between Kiev and Moscow remain.
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Another US Warship Passed Dardanelles Strait
A US warship heading towards the Black Sea passed through the Dardanelles Strait on Tuesday.
USS Taylor was already deployed in the sea back in February, during the Sochi Olympics.
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France's Dupleix to Enter Black Sea
The French anti-submarine frigate Dupleix is to join on Monday the country's vessels in the Black Sea.
Its mission is scheduled to continue from April 14 to May 1, according to the website Infosdefense.com, cited by UNIAN news agency.
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Russian Ambassador Voices Concern over US Ships in Black Sea
It is US military vessels and not Russia's airplanes that pose a problem in the Black Sea, Russia's Ambassador to Bulgaria Yury Isakov said on Friday.
US Destroyer Donald Cook to Enter Black Sea
US Destroyer Donald Cook is to enter the Black Sea on April 10, Pentagon officials said.
The news came days after the White House announced its plans to extend the Black Sea mission of USS Truxtun, the first destroyer it sent there in March, and to deploy additional vessels.
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Second US Destroyer to 'Support Ukraine' in Black Sea
The US is sending a second destroyer into the Black Sea as a gesture of support for Ukraine and other allies.
A US senior defense official was quoted by NBC News as saying that the USS Donald Cook, a guided missile destroyer based in Spain, could be in the Black Sea "in the next week or so".
US Navy Extends USS Truxtun Mission In Black Sea
The US navy extended the mission of the USS Truxtun in the Black Sea, reports Bulgaria's public broadcaster BNT.
The reason are the tensions in Ukraine and the annexation of Crimea by Russia.
The guided-misslie destroyer, which is based in Greece, sailed in the Black Sea in March to participate in a joint military exercise of the navies of Bulgaria, Romania and the US.
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Bulgaria, Romania, US to Hold Military Drill in Black Sea
Joint naval exercises with Bulgarian, Romanian and US vessels are to take place in the Black Sea on March 11.
The naval forces of all three nations have stated no connection between the upcoming drill and the tensions on Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is based, the Bulgarian National Radio has reported.
USS Truxtun Sails In the Black Sea for Exercises with Bulgaria's Navy
The U.S. guided-missile destroyer Truxtun is bound for the Black Sea for military exercises with Bulgarian and Romanian naval forces.
According to the US military publication Stars and Stripes, the ship departed from Greece early Thursday and its visit is unrelated to the current events in Ukraine.