View of Dublin. File photoLONDON, Jan 28Irish fishermen who planned to disrupt Russian military exercises in the waters off the coast of Ireland next week had a «very, very positive» meeting with the Russian ambassador to Ireland, Sky News reported. Earlier, Nikita Isakin, attache of the Russian embassy in Ireland, told RIA Novosti that Russian Ambassador to Ireland Yuri Filatov met with a delegation of fish producers who were going to «peacefully interfere» with the planned Russian naval exercises, the meeting was positive. Patrick Murphy, Executive Director of Ireland's Southern and Western Fish Producers, has previously announced plans to fish for the cod family blue whiting in the proposed maneuver area.In Minsk, the exercise «Allied Resolve — 2022» was called defensiveAccording to the results of 50-minute negotiations in Dublin, representatives of the fishery said that now a «buffer zone» will be used for the five-day exercise. While operational details still need to be finalized with Moscow, sources suggest that the «buffer zone» will be flexible, with a distance of 60 to 80 kilometers (37 to 49 miles) between Russian and Irish vessels, the TV channel said. pass outside Ireland's territorial waters but within its exclusive economic zone. On Thursday, the Irish government issued a safety notice to all sailors warning of the exact location of the Russian military exercise, which will take place from 3 to 8 February.
Newest Su-35 fighter jets arrive in Belarus for exercise «The Russian Federation has indicated that the exercise will include the use of naval artillery and missile launches,» a government warning says. Fishermen were worried about the potential violation of their traditional fishing grounds and this week that up to 60 trawlers are planning to peacefully thwart Russian plans by fishing as usual in the area. Speaking after the meeting, Brendan Byrne, Executive Director of the Irish Fish Processors and Exporters Association, said they had reached «an agreement in which there is a path to coexistence for naval exercises and for our fishing fleet» during scheduled military exercises next week. He said a joint proposal to create a «buffer zone» between the two sides would be used, pending final approval from the Russian government.
Black Sea Fleet ships destroyed mock enemy in exercise Byrne also noted that he was impressed with how well informed the Russian ambassador was, and said the Russians had treated the fishermen better than their own government. Earlier, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said he had notified the ambassador Russian Federation in the Republic that Russian military exercises off the Irish coast are not welcome. According to him, Ireland received a notification from Russia about holding military exercises 240 kilometers from the coast of Ireland. The Russian ambassador told RIA Novosti that Moscow had informed the Irish Foreign Ministry that the upcoming Russian naval exercises in the Atlantic did not pose any threat to either Ireland, not for anyone else. He emphasized that such exercises in this region are held annually and not only by Russia, and have never caused any problems for anyone. the sea passed the Russian-Chinese military exercise
