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Russia is sending two warships to the east Mediterranean, Interfax news agency said on Thursday, but Moscow denied this meant it was beefing up its naval force there as Western powers prepare for military action against Syria.
Interfax quoted a source in the armed forces' general staff as saying Russia, Syria's most powerful ally, was deploying a missile cruiser from the Black Sea Fleet and a large anti-submarine ship from the Northern Fleet in the "coming days".
"The well-known situation now in the eastern Mediterranean required us to make some adjustments to the naval force," the source said in a reference to the events in Syria.
It was not clear when the vessels would arrive but Interfax said the Moskva missile cruiser was currently in the North Atlantic and would set sail in the next few days.
President Vladimir Putin has said the naval presence is needed to protect national security interests and is not a threat to any nation. Russia cooperates with NATO navies against piracy and its ships call at Western ports.
This is not a new group ... but a planned rotation," an highly-placed navy official who was not identified told state-run RIA news agency.....snip~
Russia sends warships to Mediterranean as Syria tension rises
It appears the Russians are looking to up the game.....with some showboating. Do you think this will garner any response from the West? What do you think about Russia acting a warning system and being able to jam things up in an area for Assad? Guess since the Brits, The French and ourselves have sent ships.....Putin didn't want to be left out of the mix.
Interfax quoted a source in the armed forces' general staff as saying Russia, Syria's most powerful ally, was deploying a missile cruiser from the Black Sea Fleet and a large anti-submarine ship from the Northern Fleet in the "coming days".
"The well-known situation now in the eastern Mediterranean required us to make some adjustments to the naval force," the source said in a reference to the events in Syria.
It was not clear when the vessels would arrive but Interfax said the Moskva missile cruiser was currently in the North Atlantic and would set sail in the next few days.
President Vladimir Putin has said the naval presence is needed to protect national security interests and is not a threat to any nation. Russia cooperates with NATO navies against piracy and its ships call at Western ports.
This is not a new group ... but a planned rotation," an highly-placed navy official who was not identified told state-run RIA news agency.....snip~
Russia sends warships to Mediterranean as Syria tension rises
It appears the Russians are looking to up the game.....with some showboating. Do you think this will garner any response from the West? What do you think about Russia acting a warning system and being able to jam things up in an area for Assad? Guess since the Brits, The French and ourselves have sent ships.....Putin didn't want to be left out of the mix.