More than 50 NATO ships escorted the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov to Syria and back during its mission to end the Syrian conflict. Russian military commentator Viktor Baranets says this was by no means “an easy walk” for them. He says NATO was conducting a “serious military mission” while “escorting” the Admiral Kuznetsov. Sputnik reports: In an interview with Sputnik, Russian military commentator Viktor Baranets said that the very fact that the Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov was followed by more than 50 NATO ships indicates the alliance’s drive to pursue its own agenda with respect to the Russian warship. The interview came after commander of the cruiser Sergey Artamonov said that Russia’s aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, which has recently returned from Syria to the country’s northern port city of Severomorsk, was followed by more than 50 NATO ships on its way to Syria and back home. The air wing of #Russia‘s aircraft carrier #AdmiralKuznetsov is back home in Severomorsk, after carrying out a mission in #Syria. pic.twitter.com/6c6HJseggS — JR Vianney (@jrvianney) 4 February 2017 “During the trip, we detected the presence of 50-60 NATO ships close to us. In some places, we were followed by 10-11 [NATO ships] simultaneously,” Artamonov said in an interview with the Russian newspaper Argumenty i Fakty. Commenting on the foreign fleets’ increased interest in the [...]
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