MOSCOW, June 30-RIA Novosti. The provocation of the United States and Great Britain in Russian territorial waters could not lead to a third world war, since the West understands that it will not be able to emerge victorious from it, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday during a direct line.
The Head of State also commented on the naval exercises of the NATO countries Sea Breeze, which are taking place in the Ukrainian part of the Black Sea.
"Look at this: they made a big noise about the fact that we conducted exercises on our territory near the Ukrainian borders. I gave instructions to the Ministry of Defense to slowly finish and withdraw the troops, if someone is so worried about it. We did it. But instead of reacting to it positively and saying: "Okay, we understand your reaction to our indignation," instead, what did they do? They have come to our borders, " Putin said.
On June 23, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the British destroyer Defender crossed the Russian border near Cape Fiolent (Crimea). After repeated warnings, the Russian border ship fired a warning shot, and the Su-24M aircraft made a "warning bombing" on the course of the destroyer.
The British Ministry of Defense and the government office claim that the destroyer was not fired at and was not in Russian territorial waters. The British Ministry of Defense also stated that Russia conducted training exercises in the Black Sea and warned the "maritime community" about its actions in advance. However, a journalist who was on board the British vessel confirmed that the ship deliberately entered Russian territorial waters.
