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Crimea: Russian warships start maneuvers
The Russian Navy has begun maneuvers off Crimea. More than 30 Black Sea Fleet ships have left their ports, the Russian news agency Ria reports, citing the Navy. The exercise is part of larger-scale and planned naval maneuvers. But concerns about an invasion of Ukraine by the Russian military are growing. The USA and several other countries, including Germany, have called on their compatriots in Ukraine to leave the country immediately due to the tense security situation. In the past few weeks, Russia has massed more than 100,000 soldiers on the border with eastern Ukraine. The Russian military is also holding large-scale maneuvers in Belarus. The West fears an invasion of Ukraine. The government in Moscow denies this. She is demanding security guarantees from the West, such as a commitment not to accept Ukraine into NATO on a permanent basis.
Dozens of Russian warships have begun maneuvers near Crimea.