Reference News Network reported on April 11 According to a report on the German "Business Daily" website on April 9, the United States has increased its military threat potential in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

According to the Turkish government, the United States has officially announced that two warships will enter the Black Sea through the Bosphorus.

　　According to the Turkish NTV TV station, the US Navy’s two destroyers "Roosevelt" and "Donald Cook" plan to pass through the Bosphorus from April 14th to 15th, and then stationed in the Black Sea until May 4th. .

　　According to reports, the U.S. Navy often crosses the Black Sea, and reconnaissance aircraft often operate in international airspace.

A Pentagon official told CNN that the currently planned reinforcements sent a signal to Moscow that Washington had entered a state of alert due to the conflict in Ukraine.

　　According to the report, from a diplomatic point of view, this development is sensitive on multiple levels.

In recent weeks, the conflict in Ukraine has intensified. Violent conflicts between the Ukrainian army and Russian-backed separatists have shaken the Donbass region.

　　So far, the international community has responded through diplomacy: German Chancellor Merkel spoke with Russian President Putin on the phone this week, calling on Russia to withdraw its troops to ease the situation.

The US government severely criticized the actions of the Russian army.

　　Turkey is also involved because of its geographical proximity.

According to the Montreux Convention, Turkey has sovereignty over the Bosphorus and Dardanelles that connect the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.

Merchant ships of various countries can pass freely in peacetime, but the passage of warships is restricted.

The country sending the warship must report to Turkey eight days in advance, and the warship must not stay in the Black Sea for more than 21 days.

　　The report also said that since the estimated time of passage of the two US warships is April 14-15, the Americans affirmed that the Turkish government had been notified through diplomatic channels this Wednesday, local time.

　　According to a Reuters report from Washington on April 9th, the Pentagon refused to discuss Turkey's remarks about the United States to send two warships to the Black Sea next week, but said the military would routinely dispatch warships to the region.

　　Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said of the U.S. warships in the Black Sea: "This is not a new situation."

　　In addition, according to a Reuters report from Ankara/Moscow on April 9, Turkey said on Friday that the United States will send two warships to the Black Sea next week; at the same time, Russia’s involvement in non-Black Sea coastal countries’ NATO members is increasing The naval activities carry out accusations.

　　Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko raised concerns on Friday local time about the increasing naval activities of non-Black Sea countries in the Black Sea region he said. This statement clearly refers to the United States.

　　The Interfax news agency quoted him as reporting that: "NATO countries' visits to the Black Sea and the stay time of (their) warships have increased."

　　According to an AFP report in Moscow on April 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Turkish President Erdogan to maintain an international convention on maritime traffic through the Black Sea on Friday, local time.

This convention is beneficial to Moscow.

　　Turkey approved the construction of a new canal connecting Istanbul and the Black Sea in March.

According to the Turkish government, the canal will ease traffic in the Bosphorus.

The Bosphorus is one of the most congested straits in the world.

　　However, the project drew criticism for its cost and environmental impact, and raised concerns about Turkey’s commitment to the Montreux Convention signed in 1936.

　　The Kremlin said in a statement on Friday local time: “In view of Turkey’s plan to build a canal from Istanbul to the Black Sea, Russia emphasizes the importance of maintaining the current system of the Black Sea Strait in accordance with the provisions of the 1936 Montreux Convention to ensure that the region Stable and safe."