Western nations de facto “commit acts of piracy” against vessels linked to Russia, Nikolay Patrushev has said
Russia is readying response measures to potential hostile Western acts in the Baltics, Nikolay Patrushev, a senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has said. The military bloc’s heightened activity in the area increasingly resembles acts of piracy, he told the government’s Maritime Board meeting on Monday.
A set of measures has already been coordinated and agreed with the president, Patrushev said, without revealing the steps Moscow plans to take in response to what it calls a threat to its security and interests in the area.
The presidential aide said the Russian Baltic Fleet is currently “strengthening its positions” in the Baltic Sea to ensure the safety of navigation and prevent any “provocations” by “unfriendly” nations.
‼️🇷🇺👉Russia is taking NATO's threats to block its access from the Baltic Sea to the Atlantic seriously. That is why it is preparing to prevent this unprecedented hostile move by the West by force of arms. As a result, the Russian Baltic Fleet has defiantly begun practical… pic.twitter.com/7mTzVG34Al
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