“Russia’s freedom of navigation is, in principle, limited, and our support is causing damage to Russia’s large fleet in the Black Sea,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.

Previously, the Russian Su-30 took off to intercept British Air Force aircraft over the Black Sea.

In addition, it was reported that the American high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft Northrop Grumman RQ-4B Global Hawk “worked close to Sochi,” occasionally moving near Sevastopol.

Former Romanian President Traian Basescu admitted that Russia continues to dominate the Black Sea, and NATO does not have the forces to take control.