planes are now based there. the head of the parliament s defense committee stating quote the deployment of u.s. missile defense in romania was a serious challenge, in response to which the russian defense ministry decided to deploy tu-22 h-3 bomb first crimea. this step radically changed the balance of forces in the region. the lawmakers and russian official press agencies later reversed course and denied the tu-22 m-3 bombers or nuclear capable medium range missile systems were ever deployed to crimea. but the national security council has shown its concern, tweeting russia s annexation of crimea continues to pose a threat to our regional allies. tensions have been on the rise between russia and the u.s. and its allies in the black sea region. in november, russia drawing widespread condemnation after its forces captured and arrested