Three NATO Warships Traverse Dardanelles En Route To Black Sea

(Video) Three NATO warships traverse Dardanelles en route to Black Sea

Burak Gezen / Çanakkale, Dec 3 (DHA) - Three warships from NATO member states Portugal, Spain and Canada have traversed the Dardanelles toward the Black Sea, accompanied by Turkish coastal guard boats.

Their passage comes at a critical time when relations between Turkey and Russia are tense over the former's downing of a Russian fighter jet that violated its airspace on Nov. 24. NATO has announced that the alliance was working on new measures to support Turkey militarily.

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Three warships traverse Dardanelles

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