Russia protests arrival of US Navy cruiser in Black Sea

Russia protests arrival of US Navy cruiser in Black Sea
Moscow (AFP) June 12, 2011 - Russia on Sunday protested the arrival of a US Navy cruiser equipped with a ballistic missile defence system in the Black Sea to take part in naval exercises with neighbouring Ukraine, saying it was a threat to its national security. "We have a number of questions regarding the arrival in the Black Sea of the US Navy cruiser Monterey equipped with the Aegis anti-missile system to participat ... more

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