Friday, March 1, 2013

Russia Plans to Keep 10 Warships in Mediterranean

A proposed Russian permanent naval task force in the Mediterranean Sea may consist of up to 10 combat and auxiliary ships, a high-ranking military source said. “A command headquarters responsible for the deployment of a permanent naval task force must be set up at the Black Sea Fleet,” the source told RIA Novosti on Thursday. “The group may consist of up to 10 vessels, including auxiliary ships,” he said. A source in the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces confirmed on Thursday that the deployment of Russian warships in the Mediterranean had been a subject of planning for some time. The task force may operate on a rotation basis and use ports in Cyprus, Montenegro, Greece and Syria as resupply points

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