But, he warned in a recent interview, Russia is making moves in the Arctic, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean that need to be stopped if the U.S. wants to preserve freedom of navigation in these waters. This year, the Navy has already sent four warships into the Black Sea for presence. That model will not stand in the Black Sea,” Foggo said. Is it the Black Sea? “There’s a lot of hotspots out there nowadays: Kaliningrad, I talked about that; Eastern Mediterranean, Tartus and Latakia in Syria; the Black Sea and the buildup in Crimea; and Libya now.

Source: Libya Today July 17, 2020 15:45 UTC