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France hopes to seal Romania 1.2 billion euro warship deal quickly

France hopes a deal to sell four warships to Romania for 1.2 billion euros ($1.35 billion) will be concluded soon as the two sides look to ensure security in the Black Sea, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday.

Reuters

French Navy chief in US to mend ties after submarine debacle

Admiral Pierre Vandier, chief of the French Navy, is on a fence-mending visit to the US this week. It is the first high-level military contact between US and French military leaders.

Radio France Internationale

As U.S. pledges troops, France prepares Romania plans

France will on Thursday aim to refine plans to send troops to Romania as part of a future NATO mission as it seeks to give further reassurance to the Black Sea nation amid tensions with Russia.

Reuters

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British ex-pats in Ukraine fear being stranded amid Russian invasion fears

Most UK nationals plan to escape by air but if the airport is blitzed they will drive west towards Poland or head to the Black Sea to catch ferry to Turkey

Wales Online

Russian Warships Practice Artillery Firing in Black Sea

Russian warships have been rehearsing shooting at airborne and sea targets during exercises in the Black Sea to the south of Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defense said early on Friday. The exercises involving 20 navy vessels began on Wednesday and are part of a surge of military activity in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russian warships practice artillery firing in Black Sea

Russian warships have been rehearsing shooting at airborne and sea targets during exercises in the Black Sea to the south of Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defence said early on Friday.

Reuters

More than 20 Russian warships leave for exercises in the Black Sea amid rising Ukraine tensions

Russia is holding simultaneous drills in the Barents and Baltic Seas, amping up its military presence near Ukraine

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VIDEO: Black Ops: Russian Fleet Takes To Black Sea Just Miles From Ukraine Coast

More than 20 warships were deployed as Russia ratchets up the threat of invasion.

Zenger

Giant chessboard: Istanbul ship-spotters monitor moves for war

Bosphorus Strait ‘spies’ surveil geopolitical machinations as world powers deploy military assets around the globe.

Al Jazeera

Russian activists publish leaked photos of Putin-linked palace

Palatial mansion on Black Sea coast featuring hookah lounge with a pole for dancing was allegedly built for the president

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin's 'pole-dancing room at £1bn palace' shown in new leaked pictures

The inside of Russian leader Vladimir Putin's alleged £1 billion Black Sea palace has been revealed by jailed arch-rival and Opposition leader Alexei Navalny in leaked computer images

Daily Mirror

Spain sends warships to Black Sea, considers sending warplanes

Spain has sent warships to join NATO naval forces in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea as tension in the region rises over the Russian military build-up on the Ukrainian border, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Thursday.

Reuters

Analysis-Russian troop build-up sparks unintended NATO renewal

Russia's troop buildup near Ukraine is galvanising NATO defences in Europe that President Vladimir Putin wants to dismantle, giving the alliance a sense of renewal after failures in Afghanistan.

Reuters

What Vladimir Putin really wants

The West cannot ignore a determined Russian President any more as Moscow prepares for its next act — on Ukraine

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Analysis-Best supporting actor? NATO in secondary role if Russia invades Ukraine

NATO would be likely to reinforce its troop presence in the Black Sea and the Baltics while fending off cyberattacks if Russia were to invade Ukraine, diplomats and former officials said.

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