US-Russian naval rivalries heat up over Black, Caspian, Persian Gulf seas
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report
September 8, 2008, 11:21 AM (GMT+02:00)
USS Mount Whitney enters Black Sea
DEBKAfile’s military sources report Washington is testing the Turkish government’s response to the permanent anchoring of US warships at either of the two Georgian ports of Poti or Batumi. This would be quid pro quo for Moscow’s interest in bases in Iranian Azerbaijan and the Persian Gulf.
Monday, Sept. 8, a NATO delegation was due in Georgia to evaluate damage to military structure following the five-day war with Russia last month.
Our sources report that the US anticipates a protracted period of tension with Russia for the following reasons:
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Monday, 8 September 2008
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