US coast guard confirms Chinese and Russian warships off Alaska Ultimately, the maneuver ends abruptly.
Russia warns Britain it will bomb ships next time | Reuters I think Irans aspirations in the region run much deeper than having mild cooperation with Russia. 'Our view is this is an extremely dangerous situation,' said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. lol. Whats the Latin 50% because decimate is only 1 in 10 (10%). Do you regard all the military and NHS etc senior people joining companies after they retire that they may well have helped gain orders as corruption? He wants to get some skin in the game like the West has had the past 20 years. Also Congress now has the Trump White House documents related to Jan 6. SMs dont spend a lot of time having needless conversations with their controlling authority. Regardless of whatever you think about climate change, Greta whinberg ensures anyone over 25 gets irritated by her patronising childish ways. Its perhaps worth considering that just supposing a few Russian armoured/infantry detachments had been deployed in and around Baghdad at important government and military sites as peacekeepers/observers or an actual hostile force, then would the 2003 invasion of Iraq have taken place? Russia released footage filmed from a Russian SU-24 bomber flying close to the British ship. It will take them at least a decade to begin to get off Putins apron strings. I really cant believe he wants to invade Ukraine. Im all for countries determining their own choices, but I can see Putins concerns. Which it now seems were there to pick up gear to take out of the Baltic, not across it. return to the tri nations agreement of 1899!! Missile attacks would take advantage of Ukraine's weaker anti-missile defences. Times where unity is needed he takes EU presidency and is calling for the EU to do their own deal with Russia. The conclusion was that Tiger stood the better chance due to her 6 turret being mostly electrically powered rather than hydraulic, like Blakes, so the presumption was shed be more reliable. Sorted. Russian forces could expand the fighting in Donbass to draw Ukraine into a conventional conflict, said Neil Melvin, director of International Security Studies at the RUSI think-tank in London. View our online Press Pack. Really poor analysis of a foreign state. Several Squadrons of both Interceptor and Ground Attack aircraft from various NATO nations with beefed up on-ground defences and anti-aircraft units. By Sam Greenhill Chief Reporter for the Daily Mail. Patrol ship HMS Tyne monitored two warships and an intelligence gathering vessel as they carried out replenishment operations with their supporting tanker. They are believed to be somewhere around Yemen at the moment. "By maintaining a visible and persistent presence, the Royal Navy ensures compliance with maritime law and deters malign activity to protect our nations interests. Mr Putin is aware that as Ukraine does not belong to Nato, there will be no military response by Western states. That is doing it at hands length, other, more shouted about, is skimming money when still on post and that is an area Ukraine is expert in,Read more , With Russia claiming they arent going to invade, they objective maybe another country altogether. Tensions escalated at the end of last week after American officials claimed to have information that Moscow had deployed resources for a 'false flag' attack. Itll make Snatch Landrover fiasco look trivial. Lauren Lewis For Mailonline
Trump was an idiot and poor president. the Poles keep shtum about their involvement, unlike the Balts who declare it openly. Hope you dont mind but Ive sent your comment to HQ, should be worth a raise. My point still stands EFP is a deterrent/trip wire force to prevent Russia thinking she has an option to interfere in those countries. Germany doesnt need anything but some supply depots and rear HQs. It comes after UK dfence chiefs said yesterday they fear Putin will opt for the 'nightmare scenario' of a full invasion of Ukraine as tensions rise towards tipping point. The Royal Navy said it is tracking the frigate and the tanker movements with an HMS Portland frigate, as it could carry what is considered to be one of the world's deadliest weapons. Yes he did, totally out of the blue and unqualified for the job Hunter turned up as a direcyor of Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company, on a juicy contract. Russian warships have been pictured off the coast of Britain, en route to a suspected bolstering of the bombing campaign on the besieged Syrian city Aleppo.. Royal Navy vessels were closely . why? EFP is irrelevant to the Russo-Ukraine situation. Resources, they have plenty of their own. Britain was unexpectedly embroiled in a diplomatic and military dispute with Russia on Wednesday after Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender briefly sailed through territorial waters off the coast. However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he may consider halting the pipeline if Moscow attacks. Their speed, range, persistence on station, sensors stealth and firepower make them the modern day battleships, only vastly more effective. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday Moscow was not ready to wait forever for a response and that it wanted a detailed written response to every Russian proposal. 'Our strength depends on preserving our unity and that includes unity within Ukraine. George is on Twitter at @geoallison, Comments may automatically be held for moderation by our team, they will be approved as soon as possible in accordance with our. NSM in clear sea lanes, is perfectly suited to keeping enemy at arms length. The NATO Allied Maritime Command is "closely monitoring" Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov, it said in a tweet with a photo of the warship. The White House corrected the off the cuff remark from the long press conference. Will Stewart
Is funny that in America when Trump was President the media said he had made a secret deal with Putin but now that Biden is President and has verbally given Putin the OK to invade Ukraine the US media says nothing but how great Biden is. Launch control was always in Moscow. Will Stewart
Any toys the RN requires would magical appear on the Quay side, and the funds suddenly available. Our SSNs will be busy chasing their SSNs, and so each RN surface vessel should be capable of offensive action. Dont we have typhoons in the Balkans and Romania? No, but it would be interesting to know what Circumstances would trigger that. "These are Ukrainian waters and it was entirely right to use them to go from A to B," Johnson said. Putin cannot afford a hot war even less than we can. The ships, which can each carry up to 25 armoured personnel carriers, were deployed three days ago but it remains unclear if they are heading for Ukraine.
Russian warships seen acting unusually off Irish coast Later versions have much better electronics and sensors developed with Israel. Yes and who do you think gave them the green light. Morning Spy. UK politicians have been cutting our forces (numerically) once or twice a decade since the end of the Korean War, ie over the last 70 years, not just the last 30 years. Instead we were lured away by the glitter of ongoing wars in the ME. Published: 8:51 ET, Jan 24 2023 A RUSSIAN warship armed with "unstoppable" hypersonic missiles is sailing towards the US coast in a show of strength, reports claim. There are only 4 sets available for the Type 45s taken off the Type 22 Batch 3s. Last night a senior defence source said: 'We strongly believe [Putin's] preference is for a full invasion rather than a limited offensive. Certainly, if small, but it isnt going to be sinking any frigates or destroyers let alone a cruiser many of which are being fitted with anti shell or missile weapons. During the last 2 years lots of HGV drivers left the profession, as happens every year. Its the same with 90% of Russian kit.
A publicly available U.S. intelligence document said Russia could stage an invasion this month with up to 100 battalion tactical groups (BTGs) or some 175,000 troops. Nope me neither. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Russian corvette Boikiy (back) which was shadowed by HMS Lancaster, A sailor on board HMS Severn monitoring Russian patrol ship Vasily Bykov and in the background submarine Stary Oskol, The Russian corvette Boikiy (front) was followed by HMS Lancaster, Russian warship Vice-Admiral Kulakov which was shadowed by HMS Northumberland, Typhoon jets flying above the Russian warship Vice-Admiral Kulakov, Asailor on board HMS Northumberland monitors Boikiy, Russian warship threatensto ram the US Navys destroyer John S McCain, Royal Navy shadows NINE Russian warships stalking Britains coast in just two weeks, Putin's thugs close in on ravaged Ukrainian city with thousands fleeing as intense fighting rages, Partygate buster Sue Gray's son 'boasting about mum on campaign trail as he tries to unseat Boris Johnson', Suella Braverman vows to stop the boats with new law to crack down on migrants using human rights laws to stay in UK, Runaway mum Constance Marten was 'groomed' by evil Nigerian sect leader, Man 'naked and covered in blood' arrested before mum found 'murdered' at home as neighbours reveal hearing screams, Rishi Sunaks new bill to end the Channel migrant crisis is crucial for the Tories, Leicester 'explosion': Listen to massive 'sonic' boom that shook homes and rattled windows.
Defence Forces monitoring Russian warships acting unusually off Irish Britain disputed the Russian version of events, with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab calling it "predictably inaccurate". READ NEXT:Army poised to send 'game-changing' tanks to Ukraine to smash RussiaBefore and after maps show Russia's territorial losses in UkraineUK tanks to cause 'real problems' for Russia on Ukrainian frontlineCleverly under pressure over German spy - Britain battles 'silent war'Putin replaces 'General Armageddon' after three months in top job. H I Sutton 15 Mar 2022. Locally known as the UK Minister of Defence. Pity we didnt keep developing the 6 system fitted to Tiger and Blake?
'Russia invaded territory in the Crimea, ginned up a conflict in eastern Ukraine, and has systematically sought to undermine and divide Ukraines democracy,' Blinken said. Yep 100%. The Ropucha-class landing ship can transport 10 main battle tanks and 340 troops or 12 BTRs and 340 troops or 3 main battle tanks, 3 2S9 Nona-S, 5 MT-LBs, 4 army trucks and 313 troops or 500 tons of cargo. Thought about those beasties Johnathan if they hadnt been converted to Helicopter carriers as such and kept the Aft turrets as well nice broadside those cordites were huge, No worries. If Russia did invade the Ukraine, could/would the UK and France deny Russia access through the channel? The explosion inside an oxygen factory in the town of Bandar-e Mahshahr, south of Tehran. Find out more. he said. The phrase, and derivatives of the phrase . I see a German Navy Chief had to resign tonight, for making pro Russian comments. Britain said Russia was giving an inaccurate account of the incident. Last night, Kiev hailed Britain for sending anti-tank weapons and troops as an 'important first step' to help the country defend itself. Spain is sending warships to join Nato naval forces in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, and Denmark also said it would send a frigate to the Baltic Sea. Too many journalists sit at their desks googling news instead of getting off their backsides. This is a US created crisis for US domestic reasons. To Decimate is as you put Dave 1 in 10 ,50% is half which is Dimidium, Cheers Tommo my googlefu is poor however, my google translate fu was non-existent , Over the last third of a century the pollies have dimidiumated the British Army . The huge explosion at the military complex of Parchin, 30 kilometers southeast Tehran. US truckers are heavily non vaccinated. T31 is being procured to a strict budget, to get these vessels built and in service pretty quick, and we can upgrade once in service if the need requires it, they are large, and will be a very flexible design allowing more kit to be integrated over the years. Giles said some scenarios could involve long-range missile attacks or cyber-attacks targeting critical infrastructure.
Royal Navy shadows nine Russian warships around the UK Giving his annual speech to the Royal United Services Institute, the Defence chief said: They are flexing their muscles in our own back yard with an ostentation they have not displayed since the Cold War. They attack a completely different country miles from that one? Thanks for that. The BBC said shots were fired and that as many as 20 Russian aircraft were "buzzing" the British ship. The weakness is in Biden. The Defence Forces is monitoring a group of Russia warships which have been spotted acting unusually off the south of the country. The most comprehensive solution to manage all your complex and ever-expanding tax and compliance needs. But the latest intelligence now has Ministry of Defence chiefs worried about a much larger incursion, raising fears of warfare engulfing cities and high civilian death tolls. Normally theres maybe half a dozen ships of the coast of California waiting to be unloaded, last I heard it was over 70. They have nothing to match it. I think not, and the point is that this illustrates that Nuclear Insurance works! French President Emmanuel Macron has offered to send troops to Romania., https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60077776. You must have access to a higher level of intel than me then. How would you like me to paint Corbin and Johnson with the same brush? In an announcement on Monday, the agency said the surprise. It said: "The crew of the frigate 'Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov' conducted an air defense exercise in the Norwegian Sea. So easy to detect and evasion not impossible but also easy for CIWS to lock onto. His advanced years are often publicly evident in his performance. But you have to appreciate they are not the be all and end all. We have historically supported the underdog in the face of the invading bully. However, the IDF has a long standing policy of refusing to confirm or deny allegations ofRead more . The British Army for starters needs a serious shake up and recapitalisation. You are just scapegoating Douglas. Ukraine warns Russia has 'almost completed' build-up of forces near border - CNN. it was not to long ago that a few Russian soldiers died in a Russian barracks collapse, dont believe your own hype, and considering the Ukraine people are fighting for its independence, where they are stationed does not matter. He has set out his demands publicly (Ukraine never to join NATO, EFP troops to withdraw from Poland and the Baltics as a minimum) and he will then withdraw his troops we in the west will not agree to any of that. LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea. Morning Douglas. Which begs the question why? We should grant him that and make it a reality. According to French newspaper La Voix du Nord, another Russian tanker appeared to be heading to the Atlantic Ocean, sailing along the Boulonnais coast on the Strait of Dover, 20 miles away from Great Britain. Several Latvians were arrested when they returned from fighting in the Ukraine they had been on the Russian side! Inspite of their age, the Russian Ropucha class have been fitted with AK-630 CIWS, easily as good as Phalanx. The receiver is a version of the one fitted to the LRASM. Just to keep us on our toes. However, the MoD has failed to reveal which, if any, of the existing equipment programmes will be cut to reduce the funding gap. Next time round-Hillary Clinton vsRead more , Grandpa Biden has been engaged with the Pentagon bigwigs and was informed that Troops had already been pulled out of Vietnam .Now have your 40 winks and Cocoa, You cant blame Trump for this. British Defence Minister Ben Wallace accused Russian pilots of conducting unsafe aircraft manoeuvres 500 feet (152 m) above the warship.
Coast Guard releases video of Russian ships in Hawaii waters 'This of course would be the most costly economically, politically and in terms of human lives and that's probably why it's least likely,' Melvin said of an all-out invasion. The deployment was cited in Ukraine's intelligence report which said Belarus 'should be considered as a full-fledged theater of operations that Russia can use to expand aggression against Ukraine.'. It remains unclear whether tanker Karma accidentally revealed its location. Russian troops could also move into Belarus, opening a northern front for Ukraine that would put Russian forces closer to Kyiv, Giles said. , updated Ukraine didnt invent the weapons so im curious how much of them they could have used and ultimately maintained over time. The US Putting a small number of troops in Ukraine is a line in the sand a powerful symbol of intent to the Russians of repucussions if they invade. NATOs multinational battlegroup in Bulgaria reached full operational capability on Wednesday. I think most would agree Trump was a very poor President and Joe Biden has not covered himself in glory. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. The US Coast Guard in Alaska came across Russian and Chinese vessels on an ordinary patrol earlier this month, the agency has said. Why would Poles help Ukrainians? Most of its armour is 25+ years old, its tube artillery is a similar age and is seriously out ranged by modern Russian systems and they have just announced a cut in numbers to about 75,000..! Unlike the Ukrainians who are, in the main, suffering out in the trench systems with a serious number of dont want to be here conscripts. In total, the pair saw 14 ships, led by a Russian minesweeper, approach the coast off Odesa and then turn back toward Crimea. We must stand with our Ukrainian allies., Biden has also authorized $200 million in additional support to meet Ukraines emergency defense needs, according to a U.S. State Department spokesperson. Build the strongest argument relying on authoritative content, attorney-editor expertise, and industry defining technology. As @RB has posted a lack of ASM is not high on the list of RNs priorities, whatever the reasons. and
He told officials the UK stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the Baltic state a Nato ally. We all have opinions and may not always agree but nice to keep things civilised. But Russia? The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. The Coast Guard said the ship is . I didnt think anyone could be worse than Trump. "Today, a detachment of ships and support vessels, headed by the large anti-submarine ship Vice-Admiral Kulakov of the Northern Fleet, passed the Pas-de-Calais and continues to move southward in the . You can read more here. Russia's warns Britain over navy confrontation, Raab: Russia being 'predictably inaccurate', Britain says it will always defend seafaring rights, Russia says London is sowing barefaced lies. And the Russian surface fleet is still very much made up of 80s tech, that isnt very reliable. It depends on the severity of what Russia will do if it invades. The Kremlin also deployed servicemen to Belarus this week, ostensibly for major military operations with the country, sparking fears in neighbouring Lithuania. EFP is tripwire forces (and not many of them ie only 3 Battlegroups in total) to prevent Russian incursions into Poland, Lithuania, Latvia or rather to reassue the peoples of those countries they are not going to affect the Russo-Ukraine situaution. That calls a defense expert on the plan. Billboard in Dnipro, Ukraine with the statement written in Russian. It had been thought Mr Putin would choose the 'simple option' of sending troops into the Donbass region in south-eastern Ukraine and then negotiate for it to become an independent state, providing a buffer between pro-western Ukraine andRussia. However, it does look like everybody is going to fight back. I cant imagine we would though, as it could cause an incident in the channel. Donald Trump says only he can prevent a Third World War, China sets modest economic growth target of about 5 per cent for 2023, Police granted extra stop-and-search powers after schoolboy stabbed, Prince Harry: A lot of us in Army didnt necessarily agree or disagree with war in Afghanistan, Rishi Sunak to host Coronation Big Lunch at Downing Street, Project Fear authors discussed when to deploy new Covid variant. Looking to impress on Moscow the need for de-escalation, he and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov decided yesterday 'it would be useful' to meet in person on Friday in Geneva. The conflict in Donbass has killed 15,000 people, Kyiv says. Sean, Where is this wharf in Australia? THey may have a go at making life uncomfortable for the US there as well. This stuff was going on long before sites like this were around to report it in the public domain. Test capabilities. Zelensky thanked Blinken on Twitter after their meeting and said he was counting on stronger 'economic& financial' cooperation from the West. Concussion will do too much damage. Not many decent investigative journos around now. Biden??? During its 2008 war with Georgia, Russia bristled at U.S. warships operating in the Black Sea, and in April the United States cancelled the deployment of two warships to the area. Likewise the presence of Nato tripwire forces might just persuade Russian planners to step back. But they need to be postured in way that showed the West meant business. Its a land grab and a hard lesson to NATO not to expand further east and Im afraid Ukraine who have been pro west since independence will pay the price. WW1 & WW2 were not just ended by fighting but the economic ability of Germany to out produce the allies. The other question which has been posed before-if the Ukraine had not given up its nukes, would Russia risk starting a fight with them? Commander Philip Harper, Severn's commanding officer, said: "In very challenging conditions with rough weather, Severn and several other British and allied ships have spent 20 days ensuring that Russian transiting warships remain under our watchful eyes.". In new training drills yesterday, three dozen Russian warplanes including Su-34 fighter-bombers, Su-25 attack aircraft and MiG-31 fighter-interceptors flew from airfields in Perm, Krasnoyarsk,.
Russian warship spotted miles from UK coast with hypersonic cruise Akin to RAF doing away with Meteor, ASRAAM and sticking to Mauser. Thomas C. D'Arcy, encountered a formation of seven Chinese and Russian warships in the Bering Sea last month. It would be a signal of intent to the Russians. I'm sure there will be no decision about [Ukraine] without [Ukraine],' he wrote. Warships belonging to the Russian Northern Fleet have sailed through the English Channel in a routine and lawful passage through British waters. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. Could be a rerun of the 1904 Russian fleet of to the far East didnt go too well for them then but they did attack Traelers of dogger bank. Kongsberg have said that the NSM will also get the receiver.