LONDON: Three Russian ships including a destroyer have entered the English Channel and are being monitored by Britain’s Royal Navy as they pass through, the Ministry of Defence said Tuesday.
It is the latest in a string of similar incidents and comes at a time of tense relations between London and Moscow over the crisis in Ukraine and the inquiry into the death of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko.
“MoD can confirm 3 Russian ships being monitored by @RoyalNavy HMS Argyll through Channel. No exercises seen,” the ministry said on its Twitter feed.
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Source: theSun
