In the wake of the attack, the United States announced it will proceed with a planned naval exercise with South Korea.

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He noted the canceling of a multinational naval exercise with Russia scheduled for Friday and a U.S.-Canadian-Russian exercise set for this month.

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Nezavisimaya Gazeta also looks ahead, suggesting that the accident could jeopardise a Russian naval exercise planned for the autumn in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Next year, China will participate for the first time in a major international naval exercise called Rimpac that is largely comprised of U.S. allies.

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The United States boycotted preparatory meetings Tuesday for a NATO meeting with Russia, and NATO has canceled a naval exercise with Russian forces in the northern Pacific.

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