Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Russian President Putin Says The US And The UK Were Behind Last Week's Black Sea ‘Provocation’

 

BBC: HMS Defender: Russia's Putin accuses UK and US of military provocation 

Russia's Vladimir Putin has accused the UK and US military of staging a "complex provocation," after British warship HMS Defender sailed near the coast of Russian-annexed Crimea. 

While there was no risk of starting World War Three, he said, he believed it was part of an attempt to set up military bases in or near Ukraine. 

President Putin alleged a US spy plane was part of the operation too. The Royal Navy rejected the Russian account of what happened on 23 June.  

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WNU Editor: This is what I said last week .... Russia is also busy chasing away US spy planes .... Russian Su-30SM fighter intercepts US spy plane over Okhotsk Sea (TASS). Sounds like this was a coordinated U.S. - U.K. - NATO operation.  

More News On Russian President Putin Saying The US And The UK Were Behind Last Week's Black Sea ‘Provocation’  

Putin says US and UK were behind Black Sea ‘provocation’ -- AP  

Vladimir Putin Accuses US Of Involvement In UK Warship Incident -- AFP 

Vladimir Putin Claims U.S. Aircraft Followed British Warship to See How Russia Would React -- Newsweek  

Putin says US reconnaissance aircraft was involved in warning shot incident with UK -- The Hill  

Putin slams incident with British warship off Crimea as a provocation -- TASS  

Putin: HMS Defender Incident in Black Sea is a Complex Provocation Plotted by UK and US -- Sputnik

1 comment:

  1. Had to involve F-35s and F-22s since they both could operate in the shadows using their passive sensors to Hoover up intel.

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