The Kremlin does not comment on publications about the alleged movement of Black Sea Fleet ships to Novorossiysk
MOSCOW, October 5. /TASS/. The Kremlin does not comment on reports of the alleged transfer of many ships of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) from Sevastopol to Novorossiysk.
“No, I can’t comment on this in any way,” Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
“Naturally, issues related to the deployment of our units, our ships, our units are issues within the competence of the Ministry of Defense,” the Kremlin representative noted, answering a question from journalists regarding the alleged movement of many Black Sea Fleet ships to a base in Novorossiysk, as well as plans to create a base for the Russian Navy in Abkhazia.
Earlier, President of Abkhazia Aslan Bzhania announced in an interview with Izvestia about the signed agreement, according to which a permanent base for the Russian Navy will be established in the Ochamchira region of the republic in the near future.