British army frigate escorts Russian warship in North Sea

A Royal navy frigate escorted a Russian warship on Christmas Day as it handed near British territorial waters, the ministry of defence said nowadays at a time of strained members of the family between London and Moscow.
The HMS St Albans monitored the Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov in the North Sea, “maintaining music of its activity in regions of national interest,” it said in a statement.
The St Albans, a kind 23 frigate, changed into deployed on Saturday to tune the Russian vessel and might go back to its Portsmouth base Tuesday.
“i will not hesitate in protecting our waters or tolerate any shape of aggression,” defence minister Gavin Williamson stated in a statement after the incident.
“Britain will in no way be intimidated in terms of protective our country, our people, and our countrywide pursuits.”
The defence ministry said there have been a recent “upsurge in Russian gadgets transiting uk waters”.
It stated the patrol deliver HMS Tyne additionally escorted “a Russian intelligence-gathering deliver” through the North Sea and the Channel on Sunday.
A military helicopter became sent to display different Russian vessels.
HMS St Albans became additionally concerned in escorting a Russian aircraft carrier and missile cruiser thru the Channel in January this yr.
relations among London and Moscow had been adverse for years, with allegations of Russian meddling in Britain’s referendum on leaving the eu Union and Moscow’s intervention in Syria at the facet of the Damascus regime similarly straining already irritating ties.
British overseas minister Boris Johnson clashed along with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Moscow ultimate week whilst they sought to fix members of the family.