US Navy ships hold joint exercises with Ukraine, Turkey and Romania in the Black Sea

The Russian Defense Ministry continues to monitor military activity of an aggressive nature on the part of the US in the Black Sea region

The missile destroyer Porter and staff ship Mount Whitney of the US Navy conducted exercises with ships from Turkey, Romania and Ukraine in international waters, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

“The guided-missile destroyer USS Porter and staff ship USS Mount Whitney, conducted a series of joint exercises with ships of Turkey, Romania and Ukraine in international waters off the coast of Romania and called at the port of Constanta (Romania)”, –  the statement said.