The Armed Forces General Staff said that "a visit to the Black Sea by the American destroyer is a planned event aimed at showing Washington’s commitment to free shipping."
It is noted that during the visit of the US destroyer to Odessa as part of the Ukrainian-American bilateral cooperation, a number of planned events will take place, in particular, he will take part in training such as Passex.
On October 13, it was reported that the US Navy missile destroyer Porter entered the port of Odessa.