Russia objects to US warship in Black Sea

[The Northerner]

MOSCOW – Russia is voicing concern about a U.S. warship now just off its shores in the Black Sea.

The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey, which is taking part in annual joint military exercises conducted by NATO and Ukraine, is an integral part of U.S. plans to create a missile shield in Europe, which Russia opposes.

Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Sunday saying Russia "has repeatedly stressed that we will not leave unnoticed any elements of U.S. strategic infrastructure in the immediate vicinity of our borders and will consider any such steps as a threat to our security."

Russia agreed to consider NATO's proposal last fall to cooperate on the missile shield, but insisted the system be run jointly. NATO rejected that demand and no compromise has been found yet.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110612/ap_on_re_eu/eu_russia_nato

[Tripod]

1. k&r

[rhett o rick]

2. I dont understand. I thought we voted in a Democrat. nm

[Posteritatis]

16. Did you think Democrats never engaged in wargames in international waters? (nt)

[Odin2005]

3. Fuck Russia and their acting like Ukraine is still a Russian province.

[RC]

4. Or the United States for thinking we can send our war ships anywhere we want to.

[hack89]

8. Russia sends their warships anywhere they want to. nt

[FLPanhandle]

12. Any country can send their ships anywhere they want to

As long as they stay in international waters or have permission to enter territorial waters.

[NutmegYankee]

17. International Waters!

Any nation can go there. Why not us?

[MattSh]

6. This has nothing to do with Ukraine...

This has to do with RUSSIA.

Maybe Russia should send a warship from Vladivostok to cruise the shores of Alaska. Is that fine with you?

[FLPanhandle]

10. They are off the coast of Florida all the time.

Yes, that is fine with me. They stay in international waters.

[Kaleva]

5. The US has been sending warships into the Black Sea for decades

And for decades, the Soviets (now Russians) have bitched bout it.

[provis99]

14. the US has been sending submarines into Canadian seas

and for decades, the Canadians have bitched about it. America don't give a fuck about other countries' sovereignty.

[Kaleva]

15. The Black Sea is international waters.

[melm00se]

7. if the US ship(s)

remain in either international waters and/or Ukrainian territorial waters, screw the Russians

[FLPanhandle]

9. Yet Russia has ships that crusie off our coasts all the time

They also regularly dock at Cuba, but I don't see the US issuing daily "concerns".

Any student of politics can see that this isn't about the US ship, this is all about Russia wanting the Ukraine back under in it's control.

[woo me with science]

11. I thought that said "worship."

:rofl:

[Heywood J]

13. When Soviet missiles were in Cuba, it became the end of the world.

I thought this kind of prick-waving went out of style in the nineties.

[LLStarks]

18. Tough shit, Russia. You don't tell us how to manage our MIC. nt