THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Russian warplanes repeatedly flew low over a Dutch navy frigate in the Black Sea last week and carried out “mock attacks,” the Defense Ministry of the Netherlands said Tuesday. It came a day after after Russia said one of its warships in the Black Sea fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs to force a …
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Russian fighter jets carried out feint attacks last week against the Zr.Ms. Evertsen, a Dutch frigate patrolling the Black Sea, the Dutch Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Defense Minister Ank Bielefeld said the Russian actions were “irresponsible.” The fighter jets were armed with air-to-surface missiles when they “repeatedly harassed the Evertsen” by flying "dangerously low and close,” the ministry stated. …
Britain’s biggest deployment of UK naval and aerial military firepower since the Falklands war will set sail next month in a 28-week voyage which will be closely watched by China. This move, which includes the first operational deployment of the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, will see Britain use its power to bring other nation’s forces together such as the …
