Shoigu was surprised by the excitement around the visit of the Russian ships in the Mediterranean sea – Moskovsky Komsomolets

the Minister also commented on the decision of some countries to put the court in its ports.

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the Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu said about the arrival of the ship aircraft carrier group headed by the missile cruiser “Petr Velikiy” in the Mediterranean sea. However, he noted the excessive reaction of Western countries to the campaign of the Russian ships.

photo: Gennady Cherkasov

the Minister of defence said at a conference that last week the Russian fleet headed by the missile cruiser “Peter the Great” made the transition in the Eastern Atlantic in the Mediterranean sea. According to him, the aircraft carrier group has added all the necessary supplies.

Shoigu noted that the campaign of Russian ships has caused a stir in the West. “Especially surprised us the position of individual countries that are under pressure from the US and NATO publicly stated on the refusal in entering of our warships in their ports,” said the Minister, noting that this did not affect the schedule of the courts.

defense Minister called on Western colleagues to define who they actually are fighting with the terrorists or with Russia. “As one of our poet, “not the same place to sit on different trains.” Maybe they have forgotten from whose hands killed innocent people in terrorist attacks in Belgium, France, Egypt, Iraq and other countries?” — quotes Shoigu RIA Novosti.

Earlier, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has expressed fears that bound to the Mediterranean to Russian warships could be used for strikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo. After that the authorities of Malta forbade Russian ships to resupply fuel in their ports.

in addition, the media wrote that the ship aircraft carrier group had planned to go in the Spanish port of Ceuta to refuel, however, the defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said that the request of the Spanish authorities was not sent.

Ship carrier group of the Northern fleet began its campaign in the Mediterranean on 15 October. It includes the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov, the heavy nuclear missile cruiser “Pyotr Veliky”, large anti-submarine ships “Severomorsk” and “Vice-Admiral Kulakov” and the ships security.