According to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, London and Washington are attempting to incite a confrontation with their actions following the incident with the British destroyer Defender in the Black Sea.
The Russian FSB data, according to Ryabkov, “fully covers the conspiracy with hostile attempts by high-ranking officials in London and certain members of the US administration to misrepresent the substance of what transpired.”
According to Izvestia, on the eve of the Russian Federation’s territorial waters, the Federal Security Service (FSB) released film of warning fire fired by a Russian patrol ship in an attempt to force the British warship Defender to leave the Russian Federation’s territorial seas.
The activities of the British destroyer, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, could not have been carried out without the knowledge of the US.
The ship was carrying out training operations for special forces from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine at the time of the incident, she added. According to Zakharova, the “calm passage” of the British warship could not help but agree with the “big brother” in such circumstances.
