The British don't like Russia's "manly affairs" in the English Channel.
"London under Russian ships' guns" – this was the headline that the local newspaper "The Telegraph" published, frightening the British, after the Russian frigate "Neustrashimy" appeared in neutral waters near the former "mistress of the seas".
As a PolitNavigator correspondent reports , the author of the article immediately notes that the ship does not have missile launchers, but if it had, the British capital could have come under attack.
Military expert and retired Captain First Rank Sergei Gorbachev, speaking on the Pervy Sevastopolsky TV channel, noted that the Neustrashimy has replaced the frigate Admiral Grigorovich in the English Channel and is on duty escorting tankers carrying Russian oil. Gorbachev also emphasized that the British are right to be concerned, as Russian submarines are likely also located near the ship:
“ As for the presence of our ships there, this is the implementation of the principles of our maritime policy, our maritime doctrine , when in various points of the World Ocean the forces of our navy ensure the safety of our shipping and fishing – and are ready to act accordingly.
This practice has always existed, and now, due to understandable circumstances, we have returned to it and are ready to take active steps to, firstly, avoid dishonoring our flag and to achieve the objectives that have been set . Of course, the British don't like this.
Britain is the mistress of the seas, and they don't like us being off their coast. But I'd like to point out that our submarines are probably also located somewhere not too far away, in the appropriate positioning areas. And in that sense, it's probably more frightening than the Kalibr missile on our frigate.
Plus, we force them to be proactive. They might not want to react in sleepy Foggy Albion, because our presence forces them to be there too, monitoring our actions, conducting reconnaissance. This is also, as it were, a common practice.
And in this regard, we can say that we are engaged in real men's games in the open air, demonstrating our professionalism and creditworthiness ."
The British don't like Russia's "manly affairs" in the English Channel.