Geopolitics
Russian Navy Confronts German Coast Guard in Baltic Sea Incident
Alexander Mercouris
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What was said
"The story is that a German Coast Guard vessel began to approach a Russian tanker. And in this case, it does appear to have been a Russian-owned tanker in the Baltic. A Russian missile corvette, basically a frigate that was in this area, then immediately intervened and steamed very fast towards the German Coast Guard ship. A warning was given by the Russian Navy ship to the German Coast Guard ship. Stay away from this tanker. And at that point, the German Coast Guard ship backed off. They returned to port."
Russian telegram channels report a direct confrontation between a Russian missile corvette and a German Coast Guard vessel in the Baltic Sea when the German ship approached a Russian-owned tanker. The Russian warship issued warnings and forced the German vessel to withdraw. This follows a similar incident months earlier when Russian fighter jets intervened to prevent Estonian vessels from seizing a Russian commercial ship.
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- Alexander Mercouris
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- Russian Warship Warns Off German Ship Russia Defends Belarus Baltic Tensions Soar; Medvedev In Iran
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