Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin On Monday stressed the need to strengthen the country’s air security natonear military activities Russialimits of.
Speaking during a meeting with military officials and arms manufacturers in the southern Russian city of Sochi, putin Particularly noted the deployment of US-led missile defense components of NATO in Eastern Europe and increasingly frequent missions by NATO ships near Russian waters in the Baltic. Black Sea.
“Even now, an American warship has entered the Black Sea, and we can see it in the binoculars or crosshairs of our defense systems,” he said in reference to the USS Mount Whitney, the flagship of the US 6th Fleet. Black Sea.
Russia’s deployment of US and other NATO ships near its waters has served as tensions between Moscow After Ukraine’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014, its support for a separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine and other troubles, the West has fallen to a post-Cold War low.
Last month, Russia suspended its mission in NATO and ordered the closure of the coalition’s office in Moscow after NATO withdrew recognition of eight Russian officials at its Brussels headquarters, believing they were secretly Russians. working for intelligence.
Moscow has repeatedly expressed concern over the deployment of NATO forces near Russian borders, calling it a threat to its security. Russia and the coalition have also repeatedly accused each other of dangerous and provocative maneuvers at sea and in the air.
In June, Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs en route to a British destroyer Defender to shoo it away from the waters of the Black Sea near the Crimean city of Sevastopol. Britain denied that account, insisting that its ship was not fired and saying it was sailing in Ukrainian waters.
Like most countries in the world, Britain also believes Crimea Despite the 2014 annexation of the peninsula by Russia as part of Ukraine.
Following the incident, Moscow warned that it was prepared to target intruding warships if they failed to heed the warning.
“We must further improve our air and space defense systems as major powers develop potential high-speed strike weapons,” Putin said. “It is also necessitated by the military-political situation, including increasingly intensive flights by NATO aircraft near Russia and the presence of coalition warships armed with guided missiles in the Baltic and Black Seas.”
Speaking during a meeting with military officials and arms manufacturers in the southern Russian city of Sochi, putin Particularly noted the deployment of US-led missile defense components of NATO in Eastern Europe and increasingly frequent missions by NATO ships near Russian waters in the Baltic. Black Sea.
“Even now, an American warship has entered the Black Sea, and we can see it in the binoculars or crosshairs of our defense systems,” he said in reference to the USS Mount Whitney, the flagship of the US 6th Fleet. Black Sea.
Russia’s deployment of US and other NATO ships near its waters has served as tensions between Moscow After Ukraine’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014, its support for a separatist insurgency in eastern Ukraine and other troubles, the West has fallen to a post-Cold War low.
Last month, Russia suspended its mission in NATO and ordered the closure of the coalition’s office in Moscow after NATO withdrew recognition of eight Russian officials at its Brussels headquarters, believing they were secretly Russians. working for intelligence.
Moscow has repeatedly expressed concern over the deployment of NATO forces near Russian borders, calling it a threat to its security. Russia and the coalition have also repeatedly accused each other of dangerous and provocative maneuvers at sea and in the air.
In June, Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs en route to a British destroyer Defender to shoo it away from the waters of the Black Sea near the Crimean city of Sevastopol. Britain denied that account, insisting that its ship was not fired and saying it was sailing in Ukrainian waters.
Like most countries in the world, Britain also believes Crimea Despite the 2014 annexation of the peninsula by Russia as part of Ukraine.
Following the incident, Moscow warned that it was prepared to target intruding warships if they failed to heed the warning.
“We must further improve our air and space defense systems as major powers develop potential high-speed strike weapons,” Putin said. “It is also necessitated by the military-political situation, including increasingly intensive flights by NATO aircraft near Russia and the presence of coalition warships armed with guided missiles in the Baltic and Black Seas.”
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