NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg harshly criticized Moscow’s policy this week in a meeting with the foreign ministers of Georgia and Ukraine. In response to the hateful comments, Russia took two of its fleets to the Black and Baltic Seas. This was reported on Saturday, December 5, by the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo.
The head of the North Atlantic Alliance committed an open provocation in his own words, according to Moscow, so these attempts require a reaction. The General Staff of the Russian Federation decided to conduct large-scale exercises of the Black Sea and Baltic fleets. Dozens of ships were recruited to participate in the exercises, which began to perform various tasks assigned by the command.
In a scandalous statement, Stoltenberg accused Russia of “violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity” of Ukraine and Georgia by increasing their military presence in Crimea and the Black Sea. In connection with this military block’s position , it also strengthens its position in the Black Sea. Stoltenberg confirmed the presence of ships and aircraft from the US Navy and Air Force and other non-Black Sea countries in the waters area. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reacted quickly to the statement at the beginning of the military exercises.
The West has long described Russian leader Vladimir Putin as “eternal villains,” especially after Georgia’s armed conflict against Abkhazia and South Ossetia in 2014, added fuel to the fire, when a coup occurred in Ukraine, and Donbass and Crimea abandoned the “independents”. Relations between the West and Russia deteriorated further.
In the immediate aftermath of Joe Biden’s unspoken “victory” in the US presidential race, an incident occurred between US and Russian ships in the Pacific Ocean. In addition, it happened in the water area, on which Beijing and Washington usually dispute.
We also note that on November 20 this year, Moscow officially announced the deployment of the S-300 air defense system in the Kuril Islands. Note that since the end of World War II, Japan has tried unsuccessfully to claim part of these territories.
Russia remains on alert, Brazilian analysts are convinced, despite the pandemic and political crisis in the United States. Experts do not exclude the danger of real collisions, not training, during maneuvers. The risk is especially high in the Black Sea.
