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Pentagon explains Black Sea withdrawal
US ships were pulled from the Black Sea in January, ahead of the escalation in Ukraine
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Washington made a “prudent decision” to withdraw two US Navy destroyers from the Black Sea in January, and their eventual return will be decided based on national security considerations, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
The US Navy “routinely” moves ships into or out of the Black Sea, but made the call to withdraw the two Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers sometime in January, Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby told reporters at the Pentagon daily briefing.
Kirby was commenting on the revelation made by the European Command head, General Tod Wolters, earlier in the day, when he told the House Armed Services Committee that the two destroyers were withdrawn due to the worsening situation in Ukraine.
https://www.rt.com/news/553015-pentagon-black-sea-ships/
So then- NATO had no intention of addressing Russia's security concerns and expected the outbreak of a Ukrainian war as a consequence.
Anybody thinking that NATO is not responsible for the war doesn't have their full mental faculties.
