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Dublin Slams Russian Naval Drills Planned Near Ireland Irish FM Simon Coveney has branded Russian naval drills planned for February some 150 miles off the coast from Ireland as “not welcome” but admitted they will take place outside Irish territorial waters. The live-fire exercises comply with UN regulations and will form part of wider naval drills involving 140 ships and 10,000 navy troops across the globe next month. Russia’s drills come as a massive US-led NATO naval exercise begins Monday in the Mediterranean, with Washington reportedly committing up to 5,000 troops to NATO countries bordering Russia.