FOREIGN POLICY

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/royal-navy-chases-four-russian-4715149

The headline of the article I've read is "Royal Navy chases four Russian ships from the North Sea out into English Channel." The article is written by Chris Hughes and it was published in Mirror,28 November. The main idea of this article is that Russia warships appeared in the territorial waters of Britain and the British fleet had to escort them.

The Royal Navy was alerted to shepherd four Russian warships through the Straits of Dover.

HMS Tyne escorted the vessels out of UK waters as they sailed from the North Sea into the English Channel.The Russian manoeuvres follow months of tension over Moscow’s takeover of Crimea and its support for armed separatists in Ukraine.Russia said the fleet carried out military exercises being anchored in international waters in Normandy.

"Russia’s Northern Fleet HQ said: “While anchored the crew will perform a series of exercises on combating infiltrating submarine forces.”"

 But a NATO spokesman expressed doubts about the “exercises” and suggests that the Russian ships tried to escape from the bad weather.

"He added: “The ships are not exercising in the Channel as some Russian headlines would have us believe.

“Our information indicates they are transiting and have been delayed by weather conditions.”"

The Royal Navy insisted that it isn’t unusual for Russia to send warships through the Channel.

"A Defence Ministry spokesman said: “We are aware four Russian naval ships have passed through the Dover Strait, which all ships have the right to do under international law.”"

With East-West tension in the past two years The Royal Air Force had intercepted dozens of Russian warplanes in the airspace over Britain.

In my opinion, in the field of recent events, it was necessary to expect such a reaction from Europe to the Russian warships. And again in this situation mentioned Ukraine and the help to "separatists". It seems to me, no matter how Russia doesn't try to prove their innocence to the events in Ukraine it will not lag behind. The good news is that NATO spokesman has found another explanation.

1) What do think about this situation?

2) How do you think when the world stops to bind Russia to the events in Ukraine?
3) How do you think did the USA influence on France?