Even before it had been protests in Russia – still the USA and Ukraine have now started their maneuvers in the Black Sea. Three days to take the weapons shop, to relax in the region might not contribute the.

For several hours, the “Sea Breeze” maneuver, a common Seeübung, in which, inter alia, the United States and units of the Ukrainian Navy participate in runs. Similar actions were the countries already performed in the past – however, the situation in eastern Ukraine made ​​in the current edition for even more explosive.

The three-day exercise would you ensure maritime security in a crisis area, said the Defense Ministry in Kiev. At the maneuver also take part in Canada, Romania, Spain and Turkey.

Four NATO ships are to be run into the Black Sea and concluded on Friday in the Bulgarian port of Burgas at anchor. The exercise was planned before the current crisis to the Ukraine, said a spokesman for the military alliance. They belong to the adopted by the NATO Council measures “to strengthen our collective defense and to show the strength of NATO solidarity.”

Russia had the maneuver near the crisis area eastern Ukraine criticized as “completely inappropriate”. The leadership in Moscow moved the Russian missile cruiser “Moskva” (Moscow) into the Mediterranean. Moreover, a large maneuvers in close proximity to the crisis region, the Russian Navy in parallel through also.

For Russia in the Black Sea are about 20 warships and fighter-bomber type Sukhoi Su-24 and attack helicopters in use, said the defense ministry in Moscow. Also testing of cruise missiles were planned.

After months of fighting, agreed on Friday ceasefire in eastern Ukraine proved despite all protestations of peace between the conflicting parties on the weekend as brittle. When shelling came in the port city of Mariupol woman killed. In Donetsk there should have been fatalities.

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