JOINT RUSSIAN-U.S. SEA RESCUE EXERCISE.

A U.S. Coast Guard ship yesterday joined a Russian Border Guard vessel for a two-day naval exercise aimed at training for joint rescue missions at sea. The exercise is taking place on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East. A similar exercise was held earlier this spring near Alaska. (AP, Itar-Tass, May 29)

Russia Says Georgia Not Entitled to Black Sea Fleet Ships.