Video footage shows @RoyalNavy’s @HMSStAlbans escorting Russian warships near UK waters today. Full story: https://t.co/TtEy92mwoy pic.twitter.com/AHBSRQTdAf— Royal Navy (@RoyalNavy) January 25, 2017
DW: Russia, UK trade barbs as aircraft carrier Kuznetsov sails home
Moscow has accused London of staging a “show” by escorting a Russian aircraft carrier through the English Channel and criticizing Russia. Earlier, the UK defense secretary called the Admiral Kuznetsov a “ship of shame.”
Russian warships “had no need” for a British military escort, as they know “how to hold course and navigate” on their own, Moscow’s defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Thursday.
The UK had deployed a Royal Navy frigate and Typhoon jets to monitor a convoy of Russian vessels passing through the English Channel. The convoy, led by the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, is on its way back home from their mission in Syria.
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