On Thursday night, a Romanian naval vessel was on a mission when it struck a mine that was floating in the Black Sea. The dragoon ship Lieutenant Dimitrie Nicolescu’s engines were damaged by the mine, but none of the 75 sailors on board were hurt. Following the discovery of the mine off the Romanian coast, the Romanian Defense Ministry quickly dispatched a ship with a crew with demining expertise. However,... 

The guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun operates in the Black Sea March 19, 2014. Another US warship is heading towards the Black Sea amid rising tensions between the United States and Russia over the crisis in Ukraine. The US Navy officials have refused to identify which warship is taking part in the mission, reported Stars and Stripes, a website close to the US Armed Forces. They said that the warship... 

The administration of US President Barack Obama says Washington is “very concerned” about Russian forces near Ukraine’s eastern and southern borders, saying training exercises might not be the only purpose they are there for. The White House says intelligence from the field has bolstered their skepticism that as early as coming days Moscow might engage in military incursions into Ukraine, an...