“The Americans want to show some strength and commitment to those obligations to protect their allied states - Ukraine, Georgia. Today, the entry of an American ship is obviously a destabilizing factor in the region, and does not provide security, as the United States presents it. We have taken the situation under special control, ”the deputy said.
Shvytkin also emphasized that the frequency of American ships entering the Black Sea speaks of "a manifestation of the unhealthy interest of the United States in the borders of our country."
Earlier, the National Center for Defense Management of Russia reported that the Black Sea Fleet is monitoring the American missile destroyer Ross, which entered the Black Sea.
The US Navy said that the destroyer entered the Black Sea in order to conduct "operations to ensure security and increase regional stability at sea."