{"id":237398,"date":"2021-06-30T08:01:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T08:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=237398"},"modified":"2021-07-01T06:40:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-01T06:40:07","slug":"dutch-say-russian-jets-buzzed-warship-in-black-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=237398","title":{"rendered":"Dutch Say Russian Jets Buzzed Warship in Black Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFP \u2013 June 29, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Netherlands on Tuesday accused Russian fighter jets of “unsafe” behavior in an encounter with a Dutch warship in the Black Sea.<\/p>\n

The incident last Thursday involved the frigate HNMLS Evertsen, part of a carrier strike group with the British destroyer HMS Defender, which itself purportedly came under Russian warning fire a day earlier.<\/p>\n

The Dutch defense ministry said Russian planes “repeatedly harassed the Everts” over a period of five hours when it was southeast of Russian-annexed Crimea, adding that they “flew dangerously low and close by, performing feint attacks”.<\/p>\n

“The fighters were armed with bombs and so-called air-to-surface missiles… After hours of intimidation, disruptions to electronic equipment of the Evertsen also took place,” the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Dutch Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld-Schouten said the Russian actions were “irresponsible” and that the Netherlands “will address Russia about this”.<\/p>\n

“The Evertsen has every right to sail there.\u00a0There is no justification whatsoever for this kind of aggressive action, which also unnecessarily increases the risk of accidents,” she said.<\/p>\n

There was no immediate reaction from Moscow.<\/p>\n

The standoff came a day after Russia said a border patrol ship fired warning shots at Britain’s HMS Defender and a fighter jet dropped four bombs along its path.<\/p>\n

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended the route taken by the Royal Navy destroyer.<\/p>\n

Ukraine and the United States meanwhile launched joint naval exercises in the Black Sea on Monday in a show of Western cooperation with Kiev.<\/p>\n

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