MOSCOW, Apr 8 Russian Navy ship entering Saudi port For the first time in a decade, the United States won't like it, according to a story on India's WION channel.
A Northern Fleet frigate is demonstrating its combat capabilities in an exercise — «and possibly making the West nervous,» WION notes. The implementation of the «diplomatic mission» will also «surely» alert the United States — the long-range voyage of a warship to the shores of South Africa and further to Saudi Arabia «made a lot of noise.»
«A Russian Navy ship is moored in Saudi Arabia for the first time in more than a decade. This is not The Biden administration will love it because its once close ally, Saudi Arabia, is slowly moving away from Washington right before its eyes. In addition, Riyadh's close cooperation with Russia and OPEC members also causes great dissatisfaction with the United States.
According to WION, the Admiral Gorshkov is equipped with Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles, which are the «centerpiece» of Russia's hypersonic arsenal . «It is believed that this weapon allows you to gain an advantage over any enemy due to its speed, which is about five times higher than the speed of sound, as well as its high maneuverability,» the TV channel points out. current year. During this time, he took part in two international naval exercises in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Sea, traveled about 21,000 nautical miles. This week, the Admiral Gorshkov made a business call at the port of Jeddah, while the last time the warships of the Russian Navy made calls at the ports of Saudi Arabia was about 10 years ago.