Senator Alexei Pushkov praised the creation of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine "Lublin triangle", expressing the view that Warsaw thus seeks to reach out to the Black sea. Appropriate post Senator posted on his Twitter.
On the establishment of "triangle Lublin"- a new format of cooperation, which provides for the deepening of relations between the three countries, it was announced on Tuesday during the meeting of foreign Ministers of Poland, Lithuania and Ukraine. According to the head of the Polish MFA Jacek Czaputowicz, "thanks to the introduction of certain mechanisms of cooperation" of the three countries it is possible to implement "goals for sustainable participation in the development of the Eastern partnership, an effective response to the pandemic coronavirus, support European and Euro-Atlantic aspirations of Ukraine and relations of this country with the Initiative of the three seas".
Russian su-27 intercepted the approaching to the border of Russia an American reconnaissance aircraft in the Black sea, the defense Ministry reported.
The crew approached the aircraft objects and identified them as a strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 of the U.S. air force and the plane of base patrol aircraft P-8A "Poseidon".
The Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine said that "not surprised" by the return of the Russian foreign Ministry a protest note because of the parade in Sevastopol.
Earlier, the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine handed over a note of protest to the Embassy of the Russian Federation from-for the naval parade, held on 26 July in the Black sea. The Russian foreign Ministry confirmed the receipt of the notes of Kiev in connection with the parade of the Navy in the Black sea, indicating that the note has been returned to the Ukrainian side without consideration. The Russian foreign Ministry pointed out that "the Russian Federation as a sovereign state has the right to organize on its territory parades, celebrations and other events at its own discretion, without the consent of foreign States" and noted that Kiev should "get rid of illusions and get used to the idea that the Republic of Crimea and the Federal city of Sevastopol is an integral part of the Russian Federation".
The su-27 on-duty air defense forces of the southern military district had to raise in the air to intercept the aircraft over the neutral waters of the Black sea, according to the national defence control centre.
Air target approaching the state border, found the Russian means of control of the airspace.
International exercise Sea Breeze-2020 ended in the Black sea, all tasks, maneuvers performed in full, reported on Monday the press service of the Ministry of defense of Ukraine.
Commander of the naval forces of armed forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Neiipp July 20, reported that in the Black sea began international exercises Sea Breeze-2020.
More than fifty countries invited to participate in the next joint exercises of NATO and Ukraine in the Black sea, said the American captain Joseph Gagliano.
"Our biggest hope for the next decade: to increase the number of participating countries. Last year was attended by 22 countries, this year the situation with the pandemic we had plans to bring in 27 States. Next year we invited more than 50 countries to participate," he said Gagliano during a telephone press conference.
American reconnaissance aircraft P-8A Poseidon on Thursday approached the borders of the Russian Federation in the Black sea, to intercept raised the su-27, according to the national control centre defense of the Russian Federation.
"On 23 July, the Russian means of control of air space over neutral waters of the Black sea was discovered approaching the state border of the Russian Federation air target. To intercept targets in the air was raised fighter su-27 from the composition of the active-duty air defense forces of the southern military district", - stated in the message.
BBC Romanian was lifted in the air fighter jets to escort two Russian long-range bombers Tu-22M3 during a routine flight over the Black sea, said on Thursday the Ministry of defence.
"Two long-range bomber Tu-22M3 ... carried out planned flights over neutral waters of the Black sea. During the flight the crews have covered a distance of about 4.5 thousand kilometers and were in the air more than five hours. At separate stages of the route the long range aircraft were accompanied by a MiG-21 aircraft of the air force of Romania", - stated in the release.
Construction of the pipeline "Balkan thread" (the Bulgarian part of the pipeline "Turkish stream"), as stated by the Bulgarian authorities, will be completed by January 1, 2021, are also preparations for the construction of Belene NPP, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Director of the Fourth European Department of the MFA of Russia Yuri Philipson.
"The construction of the second line of the "Turkish stream" on the territory of Bulgaria is planned pace and the assurances of partners will be completed by January 1, 2021. Prime Minister Boyko Borisov holds the implementation of the project under personal control, regularly inspect the construction site. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, which still makes itself felt, preparations for the construction of NPP "Belene" - said the diplomat.
The third patrol ship of project 22160 "Paul Derzhavin" proceeded to the factory sea trials in the Black sea, reported in Department of information support of the black sea fleet.
"The crew's newest patrol vehicle
Military historian, consultant undersea research centre of the Russian geographical society (RGS) Alexander Skorbach, who studied the circumstances of the death of the ship "Armenia" in 1941, from German aircraft, explained the tragedy of coincidence: the Soviet fighter, "covering" the ship upon his departure from Yalta, distracted, chasing enemy aircraft.
The motor ship "Armenia" of the project "Adjara" was built in 1928 in Leningrad. A ship of 950 passengers were rebuilt as transports at Odessa in 1941. Is part of the cabins was organized, operating, and dressing, it was supposed to take about 400 wounded. The sixth of November 1941 in Sevastopol on Board went up a few thousand people: citizens, patients, doctors and staff of several hospitals, the part of the party leadership of the Crimea, members of the pioneer camp "Artek" and their families. In the panic of evacuation accurate count no lead.
Sochi authorities have warned about the threat of tornadoes formation over the Black sea on Tuesday, according to the city administration.
On Tuesday in Sochi to replace the heat came the rains. Forecasters warned of thunderstorms and hail, strong wind. In the morning in Sochi was a heavy downpour. Also restless and in the sea.
Russia has the technology of creation of the deep detectors of submarines, but to place them on the gas pipeline "Turkish stream" and "Blue stream" makes no sense because of the noise, according to respondents RIA Novosti military experts.
So they commented on a study conducted by the Ukrainian magazine "black sea security" with the participation of ex-Navy commander Serhiy Haiduk. It says that Russia allegedly places the equipment for tracking the opponent's weapon on objects of the gas pipeline "Turkish stream" and plans to install it on the "Blue stream".
Exercises Sea Breeze-2020 and the activity of NATO in the black sea region do not meet the real security needs, these actions do not strengthen and weaken regional security, said RIA Novosti Deputy foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.
International exercise Sea Breeze-2020 began Monday in the Black sea, said commander of the naval forces of Ukraine Oleksiy Neiipp. According to him, the exercises for "practicing a wide range of tasks in the sea, where now there are some pressing challenges and threats of the international security system".
The former head of the Ukrainian Navy, Serhiy Hayduk does not have a sufficient level of knowledge and competence, said Admiral Igor Kasatonov, commenting on the report on "secret weapons of Russia" in the Black sea.
Kasatonov called the work Hayduk populist and urged not to argue with his arguments.
Turkish Fatih drilling vessel has started exploration drilling of hydrocarbon deposits in the Black sea, said Minister of energy and natural resources of Turkey Fatih Donmez on Monday.
The ship Fatih previously performed work for exploration and drilling on the shelf of the Eastern Mediterranean sea, including off the coast of Cyprus.
Ukraine declared the "secret development" of Russia — layered lighting system, surface and underwater environment in the Black sea. This is stated in the study conducted with the participation of ex-Navy commander Serhiy Haiduk and published in the journal "black sea security".
The article argues that Russia places the equipment for tracking the opponent's weapon on objects of the gas pipeline "Turkish stream" and plans to install it at the "Blue stream".
NATO ships entered the Black sea to participate in military exercises with Ukraine and Bulgaria, said Wednesday the office of the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic integration.
"Division 2-second permanent naval group of NATO (SNMG2) and mine counter measures NATO (SNMCMG2) for the second time this year, entered the Black sea for participation in two regional exercises with the navies of Bulgaria and Ukraine", - stated in the message in Facebook.
In the skies over the Barents and Black seas on Tuesday was discovered by aircraft reconnaissance Norway and the USA, climbed to intercept Russian fighter jets, according to the National control centre defense of the Russian Federation.
"The fourteenth of July, the Russian means of control of air space over the Barents and Black seas has been detected aerial target flying in the direction of the state border of the Russian Federation", - stated in the message.
The Ministry of defence has published a video escort reconnaissance aircraft of the U.S. air force over the sea of Japan by Russian fighters.
The footage, shot from fighter jets, seen American Board.
Analysts of Association of tour operators of Russia has allocated three behavioral models that different groups of Russian tourists follow when planning and buying trips, according to ATOR.
According to the Executive Director of the Association Maya Lomidze, the distribution of approximately 40, 40 and 20 percent.
Defense Minister of Ukraine Andrii Taran on Thursday held a telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, during which they agreed to strengthen the Alliance's presence in the black sea region, the press service of the Ukrainian Ministry of defense.
"The parties agreed to increase the presence of forces and means, on land, at sea and in the airspace of the black sea region by increasing patrols in the air and presence of the ships of naval forces of the countries members of the Alliance. Defense Minister of Ukraine expressed interest in establishing joint exchange of information about the situation in the region and invited the member States of NATO to join the national strategic exercises scheduled to be held in the South of Ukraine in autumn this year", - reported on the Ministry's website.
Fighter jets of the naval aviation of the black sea fleet flew to intercept American spy plane, reported in Department of information support a press-service of the southern military district.
On-duty air defense forces detected the American aircraft at a considerable distance from the border and continuously watched him with radar controls. To intercept in the air up multi-purpose fighters su-27.
The air defense forces of the southern military district detected over neutral waters of the Black sea patrol aircraft P-8A Poseidon, the U.S. Navy, and strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 of the U.S. air force.
This was reported in the National defence control centre of Russia.
The defense Ministry has posted a video of the interception by American military aircraft over neutral waters of the Black sea.
The footage can be seen of the P-8A Poseidon us Navy, strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 tanker aircraft KC-135 the U.S. air force.
The system of air defense of the southern military district detected the reconnaissance planes of the U.S. air force over neutral waters of the Black sea, according to the defense Ministry.
The Ministry said that on-duty air defense forces in a timely manner, revealed the actions of the us military.
Experts told which direction is more popular with tourists in Sochi or the Crimea, according to Rata News.
According to experts, after it became known that from 1 July, guests from all regions of Russia will be able to come to the Crimea, the sale of tours to the Peninsula immediately increased.
"Naftogaz of Ukraine" plans to resume production of hydrocarbons on the shelf of the Black sea, said chief Executive officer of the company Otto Waterlander, reports Korrespondent.
He noted that, after the Crimea became a Russian region, "Naftogaz" has stopped the development of fields near the Peninsula.
Landing ship dock US Navy Oak Hill began the transition in the Black sea, later he will join US destroyer Porter ("porter") for the joint patrols, the report said the U.S. Sixth fleet.
"USS Oak Hill began the transition in the Black sea. Oak Hill will be the fourth U.S. Navy ship, which will enter the Black sea and join USS Porter for joint patrols," - said in message on Twitter.
The Romanian authorities can recognize Russia as an enemy state and a threat to the region, this is stated in the national defense strategy of the country in 2020-2024 years.
The Supreme defence Council of Romania, headed by the President Klaus Iohannis approved a draft national defense strategy of the country in the years 2020-2024, under "Threats" in this document was mentioned and Russia.
The state Duma Deputy Mikhail Sheremet said that the call of US Ambassador to the OSCE James Gilmore to stop the "campaign of oppression in the Crimea" looks at least surprising, and invited him to relax on the Peninsula.
Earlier, Gilmore urged Russia to end its "campaign of oppression" in Crimea to return to Ukraine's full control over the Peninsula, immediately to release all political prisoners and withdraw its troops and military equipment from Eastern Ukraine. According to him, Russia continues the militarization of the Crimean Peninsula, the Black sea and the Azov sea. The Ambassador noted that the United States will never recognize the reunification of the Crimea with Russia, the sanctions will remain in place as long as the Peninsula will not return back to Ukraine. The statement was presented to the OSCE permanent Council in Vienna and posted on the website of the U.S. mission.
Russia came to the download of the shipyards even in the construction of cruise ships, said the Minister of industry and trade of Russia Denis Manturov in an interview with RIA Novosti.
"In terms of shipbuilding, I can say today we have already entered the download of the shipyards, even in cruise passenger ships, which had never happened before. If you remember, in the framework of the Council for mutual economic assistance (COMECON) distribution, which was the GDR, Poland, and today we are producing cruise ships of large capacity – 300 people. This year will be to give up the first class ships "river-sea", "Mustai Karim," - said Manturov.
Strategic bombers B-1B Lancer Military-air forces of the USA during the may flights with the allies over the Black sea practiced the use of anti-ship missiles AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile to destroy targets a potential enemy, according to The Drive.
According to the publication, demonstrated the United States and partners capabilities can "provide a particularly serious problem for the Russian Navy." According to The Drive, sending the B-1B in the black sea region is "clear signal" to Russia.
Commenting on the statement of the so-called representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea Anton Korynevych that the ships of the NATO countries could "monitor the situation" in the Kerch Strait, Deputy of state Duma Ruslan Balbec said that all vehicles pass the Kerch Strait in accordance with international rules of stay in the territorial waters of a sovereign state.
Earlier it was reported that the representative of the President of Ukraine in Crimea Anton Korynevych said that the ships of the NATO countries could "monitor" the situation in the Kerch Strait. "We're talking about the fact that it seems to us advisable the introduction of international monitoring and the presence of the ships of our partner countries, particularly NATO countries, in the area of Kerch with the aim of monitoring the situation with the passage of the Strait," - said Korenevich.
Ukraine should not "connect" with the nuclear missile potential of Russia, said military expert Viktor Litovkin commentary portal Nation News.
So the expert commented on the past in Ukraine, the test, during which the military launched two anti-ship missiles "Neptune". Last year the former head of the NSDC of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov said that this complex will allegedly be able for a "few minutes" to destroy the Crimean bridge.
During tests on the ground of AliBey in the Odessa region of the Ukrainian cruise missiles, the R-complex 360 RC-360МЦ "Neptune" almost simultaneously destroyed two targets. This was stated by the head of the design Bureau "Luch" in the composition of the concern "Ukroboronprom" Oleg Korostelev, writes "АрміяInform".
According to him, military rockets were carried out for two purposes in the Black sea at intervals of two seconds. Korostelev said that the first sea target was at a distance of 85 kilometers from the launch site, and the second is 110 kilometers. The distance between them was more than 20 kilometers.
Flights of US air force bombers in the Baltic and Black seas create tension in the relevant Russian regions, Russia will be forced to respond accordingly, said RIA Novosti Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee on defence Yury Shvydkin.
Previously, the defense Ministry of Russia reported that the Russian air defense forces on Friday found the strategic bombers b-1B U.S. air force over the Black and Baltic seas. The Ministry added that Russian fighter jets over the Black sea and the Baltic approached the American bombers, b-1B, after which they turned in the direction from the border of Russia.
Sending your bombers to the borders of Russia, the United States will not reach its goal to intimidate Russia, but put its European allies, from whose airfields fly these aircraft, said RIA Novosti, first Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Vladimir Jabbarov.
Earlier, the defense Ministry said that the air defense forces on Friday found the strategic bombers b-1B U.S. air force over the Black and Baltic seas, fighter VC of the Russian Federation forced them to turn aside from the Russian border.
