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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.
If the Russkis want to join the game and drop a few missiles on Assad they have my permission.
I think the Russian would be shooting those missiles somewhere else, more like the start of WW3 or the Insurgents. . .
what in gods name would the Russians consider so important that they would start world war three?
If the Russkis want to join the game and drop a few missiles on Assad they have my permission.
If the Russkis want to join the game and drop a few missiles on Assad they have my permission.
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.
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.
Heya SN. :2wave: How ya doing today? Yeah I am sure many would like to see that. These ships could give Assad Early Warning concerning any cruise missiles fired by us. Or the hapless Brits and French.
I was surprised the French sent their Big Transport ship to the Port of Toulon. I still don't see how they can say that was Normal.
Putin laid this out knowing this would impact politically. Which He did want to get that point across. Do you think it will ratchet up things any?
I don't know that they're upping the game. I think they're acting in response to the actions of the USA. We would most certainly do the same if the situations were reversed.
It usually all boils down to money.
Well, they have the base of Tartus to worry about and also the Med has a lot of oil and natural gas that has yet to be tapped. So those things are at stake for Russia.
and let us not forget who is supplying assad his weaponry. the Russians.
Well, they have the base of Tartus to worry about and also the Med has a lot of oil and natural gas that has yet to be tapped. So those things are at stake for Russia.
Well lets not forget who is Supplying Terrorists while trying to hope they can look like the good guys.......That would be the US, UK, and the mouth of the Planet, France!
the free syrian army are considered terrorists?
Moskva missile cruiser
View attachment 67152849
Guided Missile Cruiser "Moskva"
Guided Missile Cruiser "Moskva" - Fact File
Displacement: 9,800 tonnes standard, 11,28 tonnes full load
Length: 186.5 m
Beam: 20.8 m
Draught: 7.6 m
Machinery: COGOG gas turbines, 90,000 hp, 2 shafts
Speed: 32 knots
Range: 6,000 nm at 15 kn
Armament:
16 xSS-N-12 Sandbox Mod SSM,
8 x 8 SA-N-6 Grumble SAM (with SSM mode) VLS (64 missiles),
2 x Improved SA-N-4 Gecko SR SAM (two twin-arm launchers) (48 missiles),
1 x 2 130 mm DP AK-130 gun,
6 x 6 30 mm AK-630 gatling guns,
2 x 5 553 mm torpedo tubes,
1 Ka-27 / Helix Helicopter
Complement: 510
Weapons: Guided Missile Cruiser "Moskva" - Weapon Systems
Iow, the money.
The FSA was severely crippled in the early going, and then other groups began moving in. If we were going to intervene at all, the time would have been two years ago and 70,000 less deaths...
the free syrian army are considered terrorists?
but didn't they have 80,000 soldiers at one point in time?
what is the current size of the rebel force?
Yup. Russia and Putin want to see if Obama's going to blink. The "allies" are already hedging. Israel's public is nearly panicked. There's also concern now of a Syrian/Iranian cyber attack here. Prices of oil, even in Texas, are speculatively rising on rumor. With Obama at the helm all of this somehow almost ensures he'll actually fire some missiles. Obama went off prompter and made some solemn remarks about a "red line" without considering the consequences of making such an announcement. He's been called on his tough talk.Remember Putin is former KGB. If anything, he is looking so somehow embarrass the US (e.g. the President)...
And the oil of course. :roll: We're all pretty much paralyzed without our fossil fuels.
Moskva missile cruiser
View attachment 67152849
Guided Missile Cruiser "Moskva"
Guided Missile Cruiser "Moskva" - Fact File
Displacement: 9,800 tonnes standard, 11,28 tonnes full load
Length: 186.5 m
Beam: 20.8 m
Draught: 7.6 m
Machinery: COGOG gas turbines, 90,000 hp, 2 shafts
Speed: 32 knots
Range: 6,000 nm at 15 kn
Armament:
16 xSS-N-12 Sandbox Mod SSM,
8 x 8 SA-N-6 Grumble SAM (with SSM mode) VLS (64 missiles),
2 x Improved SA-N-4 Gecko SR SAM (two twin-arm launchers) (48 missiles),
1 x 2 130 mm DP AK-130 gun,
6 x 6 30 mm AK-630 gatling guns,
2 x 5 553 mm torpedo tubes,
1 Ka-27 / Helix Helicopter
Complement: 510
Weapons: Guided Missile Cruiser "Moskva" - Weapon Systems
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