The United States canceled the dispatch of warships to the Black Sea: what happened

Turkish diplomatic sources said the United States has canceled the deployment of two warships in the Black Sea. The edition told in more detail Politico.

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Washington and NATO are alarmed by Russia's military buildup near Ukraine and in Crimea, a peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014. Turkey announced last week that Washington would send two warships to the Black Sea. Russia called this decision an unfriendly provocation.

Sources said the US Embassy in Ankara had notified the Turkish Foreign Ministry that it would not send ships, but did not provide a reason. Turkey's state news agency later reported that there were no new notifications of possible deployments at a later date.

US officials said Turkey may have misunderstood the initial notice and the deployment has never been confirmed.

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They said the United States often notifies Turkey of potential access to the Black Sea. But the request does not necessarily mean that the ships will pass, but rather ensures that, if they choose, they already have the necessary clearance.

Russia, which has warned Washington to stay away from Crimea and its Black Sea coast, says the surge is a three-week snap military exercise to test combat readiness in response to what it calls threatening behavior from NATO. He said the exercises should be completed within two weeks.

In anticipation of the notification of US warships, the Russian fleet on Wednesday began exercises in the Black Sea, during which they practiced firing at surface and air targets. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Moscow to stop the troop buildup.

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan called for an end to the "alarming" events in the Donbass, eastern Ukraine. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Joe Biden called on Russia to withdraw troops from Ukraine's borders.

The White House said that Biden, during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, proposed a summit of alienated leaders to resolve disputes and told Moscow to reduce tensions in Ukraine.

As ForumDaily wrote earlier:

• On April 9, it became known that the United States are considering the possibility of sending warships to the Black Sea in the next few weeks as a sign of support for Ukraine amid the increased military presence of Russia on the eastern border of Ukraine.
• And already 10 there was news that USA sent 2 warships to the Black Sea and they will be there until May 4th.

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