MFA: the Stay of the US military in Ukraine violates the Minsk agreement
The U.S. military has a substantial presence in the territory of Ukraine that was gross failures of the Minsk agreement, said the official representative of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
"American Soldiers firmly established in Ukraine, which was a flagrant failures from Kiev paragraph 10 of the Minsk agreements of February 12,", ? she said, reports RIA " Novosti ".
on Thursday, the commander of the sixth fleet of the U.S. Navy Vice Admiral James Foggo stated that the naval forces of the United States are trying to maintain an almost continuous presence in the Black sea, using the rule of freedom of navigation in international waters. On the first day of the week in Ukraine were initiated multinational military exercise Sea Breeze 2015 with the participation of NATO countries. It was stated that this year the Sea Breeze exercises will be the most extensive in recorded history. They will participate to 2, 5 thousand Soldiers from different countries. It was announced that the Ukrainian army will involve a thousand soldiers, nine vessels, eight aircraft and helicopters, up to 50 units of wheeled vehicles, from the State border service of Ukraine ? about 10 patrol boats. In addition, Zakharov added that Moscow has to take into account directed against Russia's military preparations of the USA in the European Union in its own military planning, RIA " Novosti ". Yesterday it was claimed that North America will resume operation of a military base in the German city of Mannheim with the name "Coleman Barracks" because of the situation in the South-East of Ukraine. Wednesday Was also announced that NATO decided to open six staffs in the States of Eastern Europe. Fresh reference point of the North Atlantic Commonwealth, where it will be deployed on 40 soldiers, provide for the planning and coordination of the teachings of the offices of the rapid reaction forces. In the Russian defense Ministry stated that the appearance of American military equipment in Eastern Europe and the Baltic States, Russia will give an adequate response.
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