Sixth Fleet reports separately that US Navy destroyer Porter has already headed for the Black Sea
The demonstration of the US Navy in the Black Sea does not contribute to the stability of the situation.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told reporters on Sunday on the sidelines of the G20 summit, commenting on the decision of the US Sixth Fleet to send the flagship command ship “Mount Whitney” to the Black Sea for joint operations with NATO forces. Focus.
“We are not talking about a warning here, but about the application of international legal norms for ships of offshore countries entering the Black Sea.”
“These issues are governed by the Montreux Convention, which requires flag States of a specific warship to notify the Turkish authorities. As far as I know, these rules are followed. At least we clearly see that this is exactly the case, “Lavrov added.
“In general, the demonstration of the flag of the United States Navy in the Black Sea, of course, is not an isolated case. There have been several occasions when the United States has explicitly stated the need for its warships to enter this area in order to deter Russia and prevent Russian allies from creating risks in the Black Sea. That, of course, does not add stability. “
According to Lavrov, the Americans are actively trying to push the coastal Black Sea countries, which are members of NATO, to pursue such a rather confrontational line, even “talking about creating new naval bases on the Black Sea coast of Romania or Bulgaria.”
“I do not think that this will meet the interests of good neighborliness in the Black Sea region,” Lavrov stressed.
At the same time, he noted that Russia is ready for any threats and can reliably guarantee security in the Black Sea.
The Sixth Fleet reported separately that the destroyer of the US Navy, Porter, had already headed for the Black Sea.
