Our rating: False. No U.S. Navy ships have crossed the Turkish straits into the Black Sea, according to military spokespeople. And there are no credible reports of a Russian retreat as this claims ...

Crimea is of great strategic importance to Turkey, and it does not want the peninsula to become an internationally recognized ...

Military leaders from several nations are quietly holding under-the-radar talks at the headquarters of the Turkish Navy in Ankara this week, focusing on Black Sea security in the event of a cease ...

A Turkish-flagged general cargo ship hit a mine on Thursday in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania and sustained minor damage but the crew was safe, maritime and security sources said.

Turkish Ada-class ships are typically able to strike planes, other ships and submarines. Ukraine, which has coastlines on the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov, had a small navy at the time of ...

A few weeks ago, the European Commission launched its first strategic approach document for the Black Sea, promising a Black ...

Ukraine is expanding its Navy in the Black Sea with a new Ada-class multipurpose corvette, ... Turkey, on Friday, will be the Ukrainian Navy's second Turkish-built Ada-class corvette.

A Turkish-flagged general cargo ship hit a mine on Thursday in the Black Sea off the coast of Romania and sustained minor damage but the crew was safe, maritime and security sources said.. British ...