Three Russian ships including a destroyer have entered the English Channel
and are being monitored by Britain’s
Royal Navy as they pass through, the Ministry of Defense said Tuesday.
The incident is the latest in a string of similar incidents and comes amid
tense relations between London and Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine and the inquiry into the
death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.
“MoD can confirm 3 Russian ships being monitored by @RoyalNavy HMS Argyll
through Channel. No exercises seen,” the ministry said on its Twitter
feed.
“Russian Udaloy class destroyer Severomorsk returning from Mediterranean with tanker and support ship. Due to leave
Channel later.”
The Severomorsk, an anti-submarine …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
