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With food crisis looming, Milley says using military to end Russian blockade would be ‘high risk’

Amid mounting calls to break Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports for grain exports, America’s top military officer said that to do so militarily would amount to a “high risk military operation.”

16 months ago

Why the Donald Cook is still sailing the Black Sea

Adm. James Foggo, commander of Naval Forces-Europe, announced last week that the Spain-based Arleigh Burke-class destroyer also is slated to visit the Ukrainian port of Odessa.

By Mark D. Faram

5 years ago

Russia fires on Ukrainian vessels in Black Sea; 2 wounded

Earlier in the day, Russia and Ukraine traded accusations over a separate incident involving the same vessels, prompting Moscow to block passage through the narrow Kerch Strait, which separates the peninsula from the Russian mainland.

5 years ago

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