The US Navy canceled a routine Black Sea patrol after Trump complained that it was hostile to Russia

[muriel_volestrangler]

Christopher Anderson, an aide to former Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker, testified that the White House canceled a Navy freedom-of-navigation operation in the Black Sea after President Donald Trump complained to then-national security adviser John Bolton about a CNN report that framed the operation as a counter to Russia, Politico reported.

According to Anderson's testimony, the news report in question came from CNN and characterized the operation as antagonistic toward Russia. Anderson testified that Trump called Bolton at home to complain about the article, and the operation was later canceled at the behest of the White House, Anderson said.

"In January, there was an effort to get a routine freedom-of-navigation operation into the Black Sea," Anderson testified. "There was a freedom-of-navigation operation for the Navy. So we — we, the US government — notified the Turkish government that there was this intent."
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Anderson said the White House asked the Navy to cancel the freedom-of-navigation operation because the report portrayed the operation as a move to counter Russia, which has increased its naval presence there since annexing Crimea in 2014. In November 2018, its forces attacked Ukrainian assets transiting the Kerch Strait, which connects the Black Sea with the Azov Sea. Russia seized three Ukrainian ships and held 24 Ukrainian service members captive.

https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-canceled-patrol-trump-said-it-was-hostile-russia-2019-11?r=US&IR=T

Mustn't do anything to upset daddy ...

[Botany]

1. If Trump walked in front of the Republicans in the Senate and said, "I love Putin and Mother Russia"

they would still support him. Ike must be rolling in his grave.

[BigMin28]

2. We should confiscate it's assets

And it's passport, and send it's sorry, Putin whipped ass to Russia.

[underthematrix]

3. Oh the treason

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

4. Deport the motherfucker to Russia

[struggle4progress]

5. "Make America Genuflect to Russia!"