Why did the US send a provocateur warship to the Baltic
The construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, which the Europeans and the Russians are conducting, is haunting the Americans. Therefore, it is not surprising that on January 10, 2019, the well-known provocateur of the U.S. Navy entered the Baltic Sea.
This destroyer (destroyer URO) type "Arly Burke" - USS Gravely (DDG-107). It is equipped with Aegis missile defense system and is capable of carrying 56 Tomahawk cruise missiles (flight range up to 1600 km.). And this ship is known for the fact that in June 2016, being in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the escort of the aircraft carrier Harry Truman, he made aggressive maneuvers and dangerous proximity with the Yaroslav the Wise patrol ship (Project 11540 Hawk) of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy. As a result, the case ended with mutual accusations and an unpleasant scandal.
It should be noted that on January 10, 2019, simultaneously with the appearance of the US Navy destroyer in the Baltic, a U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft Boeing RC-135V materialized in the Black Sea. He was interested in the Crimea and the Black Sea coast of Russia as a whole. He conducted electronic reconnaissance for about four hours, and even flew up to Sevastopol at a distance of 46 km. By the way, in the Black Sea region, American aviation intelligence has been registered for a long time, as we have repeatedly Reported earlier.
By the way, American aviation intelligence in the Baltic Sea is also not sitting idle. For example, in May 2018, the Russian Su-27 fighter had to literally drive off the impudent Boeing P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft. Then the distance between them was reduced to six meters, after which the Americans began to talk about the "unprofessionalism" of the Russians, although they recognized their actions as safe.
So it was not for nothing that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that NATO’s military activity near the borders of Russia, under the guise of the myth of the Russian threat, has reached the highest level since the Cold War. Moreover, in 2018, the Russian Aerospace Forces more than 120 times climbed to intercept potential airspace violators. At the same time, NATO, conducting exercises in the immediate vicinity of the borders of Russia, is practicing offensive actions and is actively connecting countries outside the Alliance.
This destroyer (destroyer URO) type "Arly Burke" - USS Gravely (DDG-107). It is equipped with Aegis missile defense system and is capable of carrying 56 Tomahawk cruise missiles (flight range up to 1600 km.). And this ship is known for the fact that in June 2016, being in the Mediterranean Sea as part of the escort of the aircraft carrier Harry Truman, he made aggressive maneuvers and dangerous proximity with the Yaroslav the Wise patrol ship (Project 11540 Hawk) of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy. As a result, the case ended with mutual accusations and an unpleasant scandal.
It should be noted that on January 10, 2019, simultaneously with the appearance of the US Navy destroyer in the Baltic, a U.S. Navy reconnaissance aircraft Boeing RC-135V materialized in the Black Sea. He was interested in the Crimea and the Black Sea coast of Russia as a whole. He conducted electronic reconnaissance for about four hours, and even flew up to Sevastopol at a distance of 46 km. By the way, in the Black Sea region, American aviation intelligence has been registered for a long time, as we have repeatedly Reported earlier.
By the way, American aviation intelligence in the Baltic Sea is also not sitting idle. For example, in May 2018, the Russian Su-27 fighter had to literally drive off the impudent Boeing P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft. Then the distance between them was reduced to six meters, after which the Americans began to talk about the "unprofessionalism" of the Russians, although they recognized their actions as safe.
So it was not for nothing that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that NATO’s military activity near the borders of Russia, under the guise of the myth of the Russian threat, has reached the highest level since the Cold War. Moreover, in 2018, the Russian Aerospace Forces more than 120 times climbed to intercept potential airspace violators. At the same time, NATO, conducting exercises in the immediate vicinity of the borders of Russia, is practicing offensive actions and is actively connecting countries outside the Alliance.
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