Moscow-Sana
Deputy Secretary of the Russian National Security Council Mikhail Popov affirmed today that his country will confront any new military provocations, calling on other countries to think carefully before making any provocations in the Black Sea.
Sputnik news agency quoted Popov as saying in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta newspaper that Russia “will not stop preventing provocations and border violations in the most severe ways, regardless of the nationality of the violating ship,” calling on “Russia’s opponents to think carefully about whether they will make such provocations taking into account the capabilities of the armed forces.” Russian".
He explained that "the West has taken a course aimed at implementing strategic, political and psychological military pressures on his country, as well as a deliberate escalation of military tension near the border with Russia, which does not contribute to strategic stability."
He pointed out that the "NATO" fleet was chosen as a tool for provocative pressure on Russia, "noting that" well-established provisions of international maritime law are arbitrarily interpreted by the West.
Last month, Russian army forces fired warning shots at a British destroyer after it breached Russian territorial waters off Crimea.
