USS destroyer Ross enters Black Sea
United States Navy destroyer USS Ross has entered Black Sea, according to the statement in US Navy 6th Fleet official command account on Twitter, RIA Novosti reported.
“USS Ross enters Black Sea, promoting peace and stability while working with NATO allies and partners,” the statement says.
According to the official US Navy website, “Ross’ presence in the Black Sea serves to demonstrate the United States’ commitment to strengthening the collective security of NATO allies and partners in the region.”
“The US Navy maintains an enduring commitment to forward-presence throughout the region in order to have ready-forces available if a crisis were to occur,” the statement reads.
This is not the first US warship which entered the Black Sea in the last few months.
The missile destroyer USS Donald Cook, the USS Truxton, the USS Taylor and several other NATO warships have been deployed to the Black Sea as the Ukrainian crisis escalated.