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The hotspot of a cold-blooded pushback 2 minutes read By Ilya U. Topper Ayvalik, Turkey, Apr 12 (EFE).- Rubber boats full of migrants and refugees that leave the Turkish coast bound for the Greek islands often find themselves back at square one having been pushed by the Hellenic coastguards. “There were many of us in the boat,” Masum, an Afghan refugee, tells Efe shortly after being rescued by Turkish coastguards in Turkish territorial waters a few miles off the Greek island of Lesbos. “We were arriving at the Greek island but the Greek police detained us, nobody helped us. “They s...

Four NATO ships enter water area of Odesa seaport – Defense Ministry 2 min read Four ships of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) entered the water area of Odesa seaport on Wednesday, March 10, the ArmyInform information agency of the Defense Ministry of Ukraine said. "The ship group includes the flagship support ship S. MEHMET PASA of the Turkish Navy, as well as the anti-mine ships AYVALIK of the Turkish Navy, TAJO of the Royal Spanish Navy, LUPU DINESCU MS of Romania," the ministry said. It is noted that all ships are moored at one of the berths of Odesa se...

The alliance has intensified its military presence in Black Sea waters following a rift in relations between the western states and Russia triggered by a 2014 coup and...

Asylum seekers rescued off Canakkale, Balikesir coasts - Anadolu Agency

Sursa foto: facebook.com Romania's Locotenent Lupu Dinescu DM-25 minesweeper left the Constanta Military Port on Thursday to join a three-week NATO collective security mission in the Black Sea as part of the Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group (SNMCMG-2) according to the Chief of Navy Staff's Office (SMFN), according to AGERPRES. The NATO group's ships will participate, between February 26 and March 6, in the Poseidon 21 exercise, organized by the Romanian Navy (FNR) as the first multinational exercise in 2021 in the Black Sea, in which over 700 Romanian and foreign troops participate, w...