![]() ![]() Other factors are budget constraints and the existence of other priorities among some major NATO allies, they added. That includes reluctance by some NATO members, notably Turkey, to agree to maritime patrols to avoid provoking Moscow, they said. ![]() Despite a stated resolve to deter Russia, the alliance has failed to prevent it from building a presence in the area.Ī key reason: divisions among members over whether to challenge Russia’s navy in the area, resulting in a lack of a coherent and meaningful Black Sea NATO strategy, according to Reuters interviews with diplomats, intelligence officials and security sources from NATO members as well as military strategists, retired military commanders and shipping industry officials. Meanwhile, 16 ships from Russia's naval fleets, including missile ships and vessels capable of landing tanks, had sailed into the Black Sea, according to and Russian defence ministry statements.Īs NATO scrambles to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a major exposed flank is the Black Sea. The last such ship from a major naval member of the Western military alliance left the Black Sea – an area roughly the size of California bordering Russia, Ukraine and NATO members Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania – over a month ago.Ī French warship completed a tour in early January and no major NATO naval ally has patrolled its waters since, according to Turkish maritime website, which tracks the movements of foreign warships. BUCHAREST, Feb 24 (Reuters) - When Russia attacked Ukraine, the nearest naval vessel of a major NATO ally was in the Mediterranean.
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