Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria are in NATO.

This is nothing new, and it doesn't mean war.

http://en.wikipedia....sh_Straits_crisis

http://turkishnavy.n...tegory/black-sea/

From February:

The show down between Russia and USA on the Black Sea is continuing and it seems that it will not end before the Olympics.

While the US Navy warships LCC-20 USS Mount Whitney and FFG-50 USS Taylor are doing circles or ÂdoughnutsÂ off the coast of Sochi, the Russians have called their Kashnin class destroyer Smetlivy back from the Mediterranean.

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Russia made it very clear that the US Navy presence is legal but not welcomed much. Well if Russians are unhappy about the US Navy ships off the coast of Sochi, I believe Russians are to blamed for this. If they have called in the multinational maritime security task force BlackSeaFor, to support them to secure the Olympics it would may prevented non Black Sea nations to mingle.

The BlackSeaFor consists of warships from Black Sea nations and the task force is activated twice a year (in April and in August). The main purpose of the BlackSeaFor was to cooperatively promote security and stability in the Black Sea maritime area and beyond. Fighting against terrorism was added when the scope of the BlackSeaFor was extended. With three NATO navies (Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania) among the participants, the BlackSeaFor is has the capability and the means to help the Russians to secure the maritime front of the Olympics and assure other nations to help their citizens if needed.

FWIW.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #388,589 by Another Scott 4/15/14 4:35:15 PM Reply	Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria are in NATO. NATO has had ships in the Black Sea for ages, and the US has been there for 90+ years - http://www.barnesand...ean=9781612510538 . Nothing about US or NATO ships being there is a pretext or a push for war. FWIW. Cheers, Scott.
Post #388,623 by mmoffitt 4/16/14 10:11:43 AM Reply	How often were they buzzed?
Post #388,626 by Another Scott 4/16/14 10:51:47 AM Reply	Dunno. This is nothing new, and it doesn't mean war. http://en.wikipedia....sh_Straits_crisis http://turkishnavy.n...tegory/black-sea/ From February: The show down between Russia and USA on the Black Sea is continuing and it seems that it will not end before the Olympics. While the US Navy warships LCC-20 USS Mount Whitney and FFG-50 USS Taylor are doing circles or ÂdoughnutsÂ off the coast of Sochi, the Russians have called their Kashnin class destroyer Smetlivy back from the Mediterranean. [...] Russia made it very clear that the US Navy presence is legal but not welcomed much. Well if Russians are unhappy about the US Navy ships off the coast of Sochi, I believe Russians are to blamed for this. If they have called in the multinational maritime security task force BlackSeaFor, to support them to secure the Olympics it would may prevented non Black Sea nations to mingle. The BlackSeaFor consists of warships from Black Sea nations and the task force is activated twice a year (in April and in August). The main purpose of the BlackSeaFor was to cooperatively promote security and stability in the Black Sea maritime area and beyond. Fighting against terrorism was added when the scope of the BlackSeaFor was extended. With three NATO navies (Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania) among the participants, the BlackSeaFor is has the capability and the means to help the Russians to secure the maritime front of the Olympics and assure other nations to help their citizens if needed. FWIW. Cheers, Scott.

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