>US makes preparations to sail warship into Black Sea amid Russia-Ukraine tensions - CNN
Any particular reason we should assume this is to deter the Russians?
Looking at the INF missile treaty news earlier and how the EU started bitching, this move makes me think US & Russia are starting to rein in the EU and/or whoever is calling the shots for the EU. Macron shit could be all part of this, too. He's gung-ho EU army.