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Russia Concerned About US Navy Vessel in Black Sea

   VOA News  June 12, 2011
   A Romanian worker speaks on the phone back dropped by the USS Monterey
   in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania (File Photo - June 7, 2011)

Photo: AP

   A Romanian worker speaks on the phone back dropped by the USS Monterey
   in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania (File Photo - June 7, 2011)

   Russia has expressed concern about a U.S. warship just off its shores
   in the Black Sea.
   The guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey is taking part in annual joint
   military exercises conducted by NATO and Ukraine.
   Russia's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Sunday saying Moscow has
   repeatedly stressed that any elements of the U.S. strategic
   infrastructure in the immediate vicinity of Russia will be considered a
   security threat.
   The statement comes after Russia and the West failed last week to reach
   an agreement on a missile shield project for Europe.

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