MOSCOW, Nov 10 - RIA Novosti. Russian ships are tracking the actions of the US Navy in the Black Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"Russian ships performing scheduled tasks in the southeastern part of the Black Sea since October 30: The missile cruiser Moskva and the frigate Admiral Essen are monitoring the actions of the US Navy in the Black Sea, which arrived to conduct an unscheduled multinational exercise,"the report says.
The Russian military department noted that on Wednesday morning, at 8.56 Moscow time, the US Navy guided missile destroyer Porter left the Georgian port of Batumi, and at 9.20 Moscow time, the US Navy headquarters ship Mount Whitney left Batumi. In addition, the tanker "John Lenthall" of the US Navy is located in the southwestern part of the Black Sea.
"The actions of the US Navy together with reconnaissance and strategic aviation in the Black Sea confirm the true purpose of the unscheduled multinational exercise: the development of the proposed theater of military operations and, in particular, the territory of Ukraine in case Kiev prepares a military solution in the southeast," the Russian Defense Ministry stressed.