Ten years ago, on June 17, 2009, the U.S. Armed Forces European Command (EUCOM) and the U.S. 6th Fleet officially notified Ukraine’s Defense Ministry that foreign military units scheduled to take part in the Sea Breeze-2009 naval exercises in Ukraine had to cancel their participation. The cancellation was because Ukraine’s Parliament, stuck in political deadlock, failed to authorize the entry of such units on the national territory of Ukraine for the 2009 exercise.