"The Sixth Fleet flagship USS Mount Whitney has begun its northbound transit to the Black Sea to operate with our NATO allies and partners in the region," the statement reads, TASS reported.
Earlier, the Sixth Fleet reported about the US plans to send a command ship with officers of the fleet headquarters and the Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO on board into the Black Sea. The date of the departure has not been specified.
In this regard, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines of the G20 summit, stated that the demonstration of the US Navy flag did not contribute to the global stability.