Nikolay Patrushev, Russian presidential aide and head of the Maritime Board, has stated that the United States and its NATO allies are planning to change the regime of the Black Sea straits and utilize Europe’s inland waterways for military purposes to access the Black Sea.

Russian Presidential Aide and Maritime Board Chairman Nikolay Patrushev has stated that the West seeks to change the status of the Baltic Sea and impose a ban on the movement of the Russian fleet in the area.