Lt. Remus Lepri (F-24) in port in Constanta, Romania on May 7, 2022. US Army Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Romania’s navy wants more minehunters in order to keep merchant ships safer in the Black Sea, its top Navy official said last week.
The mine threat in the Black Sea is affecting overall freedom of navigation in the region, Rear Adm. Mihai Panait, chief of Naval Forces of Romania, said at a discussion on the Black Sea hosted by Yorktown Institute and New Strategy Center.
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