Against the background of the entry of the American destroyer Porter into the Black Sea on October 30, the head of the Crimean parliamentary committee on people’s diplomacy and interethnic relations, Yuri Gempel, warned the US authorities against provocations off the coast of the peninsula.
“Such unfriendly antics on the part of the United States cannot be called anything other than a provocation. American ships made frequent visits to the borders of our country. No matter how much they would like to undermine stability in the Black Sea region, Russia will have enough strength and resources to prevent this and stop any provocative actions, including off the coast of Crimea, ”said “RIA News” Hempel.
He also stressed that Crimea is under reliable protection, and therefore no attempts by “the Americans and their minions to rattle their weapons at the borders of the peninsula” will be able to shatter the peace of the peninsula’s inhabitants.
Earlier on Saturday, the Russian National Defense Control Center reported that the Black Sea Fleet began tracking the US Navy destroyer Porter, armed with cruise missiles, which entered the Black Sea.
On the same day, it became known that the headquarters of the US Sixth Fleet and the NATO naval strike and support forces began operations in the Black and Mediterranean Seas.
In turn, a REN TV source informed that the entry of other US and NATO warships into the Black Sea is not expected in the near future. According to him, Washington and its allies in the alliance have not yet turned to Turkey for the passage of warships into the Black Sea waters.
Later, military expert Ivan Konovalov said that because of the actions of US and NATO ships in the Black Sea, an extremely dangerous incident could occur, for which Moscow must be prepared. He also noted that the actions of the allies in the Black Sea region “have intensified to the limit.”
On October 21, German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer noted that the alliance should show Russia its readiness to use weapons if necessary. According to her, no state should consider the possibility of attacking NATO partners.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called such statements inadmissible. She pointed out that the alliance is still aimed exclusively at “containing” Russia, while the Russian Federation does not threaten NATO.
On the same day, Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at a plenary session of the Valdai International Discussion Club, recalled that the leaders of NATO countries had once deceived Russia by promising not to expand the military infrastructure to the east.
Separately, he dwelled on the threat posed by Ukraine’s active ties with NATO. Despite the fact that Kiev may never become a full member of the alliance, the territory of the state is already being actively developed by the military bloc.
At the same time, Moscow and Beijing, unlike NATO, do not create a military bloc, and the two states have no such plans, so the fears of Western countries have no basis, the Russian leader assured.
On October 13, Putin noted Moscow’s readiness to communicate directly with NATO, but does not intend to report to anyone about the exercises being conducted on its own territory. He drew attention to the fact that the military of the United States and NATO regularly conduct exercises, moreover, near the borders of Russia.
It is known that in 2021 NATO held a series of exercises in the Baltic States and Ukraine. Moreover, over the past five years, their number has more than doubled – up to 90 large exercises per year. The number of troops involved has also significantly increased – from 60 thousand to 110 thousand servicemen.
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