The Russian defense
ministry said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the
destroyer Severomorsk, a landing craft, a rescue tugboat and a tank ship had to
anchor in the international waters of the Bay of the Seine, off France , on
Friday. The ministry said the ships have been conducting naval exercises in the
North Sea since Nov. 20.
The British defense
ministry said all the ships had the right to pass through the Dover Strait
under international law and added that they were escorted by a Royal Navy
warship.
German Defense
Ministry spokesman Lt. Col. Uwe Roth said the Russian movement does not seem to
be dramatic and "does not constitute a special situation."
But the spokesman
for German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed concern about a recent wave of
Russian military exercises.
"Even if it is
taking place in international waters," Christian Wirtz said, the maneuver
"isn't necessarily a way of emphasizing de-escalation and the readiness
for de-escalation" in eastern Ukraine .
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