MENACING VLADIMIR PUTIN STAGES PROVOCATIVE WAR GAMES IN MEDITERRANEAN
Vladimir Putin has staged provocative war games in the Mediterranean, in a blatant show of strength to the West. The despot’s latest aggression comes amid major tension with rebel advances in Syria, where he protects his authoritarian dictator pal Bashar al-Assad.
The Russian military fired 6,900mph hypersonic missiles in a major warning to the West. The missiles were blasted by modern frigates Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Golovko, operating as part of the Russian Navy strike group. The drills were the Kremlin despot’s latest show of force and coincide with deep tension in Ukraine.
The war games, which include over 1,000 servicemen, 10 ships and support vessels, 24 aircraft, including MiG-31I fighters armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, and the Bastion coastal missile system, are intended to demonstrate Russia’s naval capabilities.
The Russian Defence Ministry stated that the exercise is being conducted in compliance with current international law, as well as agreements between the Russian Federation and foreign states on the prevention of incidents at sea outside territorial waters, as well as in the airspace above them. The ministry added that it is part of military exercises involving Russia’s naval commander in chief, Admiral Alexander Moiseyev.
