NATO Sea Breeze Drills in Black Sea Planned in Advance, Held Far From Combat Zone, Says Source

NATO’s Sea Breeze – 2022 drills in the Black Sea have been scheduled in advance and are taking place near Bulgaria’s Varna far from Ukraine’s coast, a military source in Brussels said on Saturday, confirming that these military exercises by the alliance are the largest ones in the region since the onset of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. “These drills were planned, aimed to work on military compatibility and the coordination of NATO’s naval actions and are unrelated to Russian aggression in Ukraine. They are being conducted in Bulgarian waters at a significant distance from the Black Sea’s northern…