British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss. File photoMOSCOW, Feb 10 British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss cited defense interests when commenting on the presence of UK warships in the Black Sea. in the Black Sea, can these actions be called aggression, Truss said that such actions are «conditioned by the behavior» of Moscow. Mediterranean and Black Seas»In response to Russia's menacing behavior on the Ukrainian border, the UK is working with NATO partners to bolster our defences. These are steps entirely dictated by the interests of defense. NATO is a defensive alliance and this is a completely sound approach,» she said. she. «But it would be better if Russia took steps to de-escalate and, thus, such a reaction of ours was not required,» the Foreign Minister noted Britain. Trass also stated that «no one undermines the security of the Russian Federation.» At the end of June last year, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that the British destroyer Defender crossed the Russian border near Cape Fiolent (Crimea). The Russian border ship, after repeated warnings, carried out warning fire, and the Su-24M aircraft carried out «warning bombing» at the destroyer's course. The British Ministry of Defense and the Government Office claimed that the destroyer was not fired upon and was not in Russian territorial waters. seas
