Russia Warns It Will
Be Ready To Fire , at Intruding Warships
To Protect Its Borders.
ABC reports that on June 24,
Russia said it would be prepared to target
intruding warships that fail to heed warnings. .
The statement came after a Black Sea incident
in which a British destroyer allegedly sailed near
Crimea, an area Russia claims as its territorial waters.
On June 23, Russia said that one of its
warships fired warning shots at British
destroyer Defender to drive it away
from the area near Sevastopol.
Britain denied the account, insisting its
ship was not fired upon and said it
had been sailing in Ukrainian waters.
According to ABC, the alleged incident marked the first time Moscow acknowledged using live ammunition to
deter a NATO warship since the Cold War.
It underlines the rising
threat of military actions amid tensions
between Russia and the West. .
Russia's Deputy
Foreign Minister,
Sergei Ryabkov,
warned that , “those who try to
test our strength
are taking high risks.”.
We may appeal to reason and
demand to respect international
law. If it doesn’t help, we may drop
bombs and not just in the path but
right on target if colleagues
don’t get it otherwise, Sergei Ryabkov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister,
via ABC.
Kremlin spokesman
Dmitry Peskov endorsed
the warning and called
the incident a , "deliberate and well-
prepared provocation."