The Royal Navy on 31 Occasions in 2018 Intercepted Russian Warships
British warships last year sortied to intercept Russian vessels sailing near U.K. waters at a rate twice what it was in 2013, U.K. Defense Journal Royal Navy ships on 31 occasions in 2018 intercepted Russian ships, up from 12 occasions in 2013. The period of heightened Russian naval activity roughly coincided with Russia’s annexation of Ukraine in 2014, the Russian intervention in Syria in 2015 and escalating tensions between Russia and NATO along the North Atlantic alliance’s eastern flank. U.K. Defense Journal published its full tally of ...
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