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Ukraine Possibly Involved in Joint Exercise that caused Black Sea Incident

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  • Interestingly, it seems the UK and Ukraine signed a Naval cooperation agreement just hours before the incident where Russian military fired live warning shots at the UK vessel, which was later downplayed by the UK as "gunnery exercises"
  • The UK was seemingly conducting a joint exercise with Ukraine in the area (as per the doc below) which would have been construed as provocative to the Russian military.
  • This fact has thus far been omitted from most statements on the matter from both sides, which is interesting.
  • "During the visit by Ministers a trilateral exercise between the UK, Ukraine and the US took place on board the ship, showcasing our support to maritime capability development and interoperability."
  • Link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-signs-agreement-to-support-enhancement-of-ukrainian-naval-capabilities
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