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Putin: UK Ship In Black Sea Attempted To Test Russian Defence Capability

RUSSIA

Speaking at his marathon public phone-in session, Russian President Vladimir Putin when asked on recent (disputed) stories saying that the Russian military had fired on a UK Royal Navy vessel in the Black Sea stated that he believes the UK was attempting to test Russian defence capabilities.

  • Says the UK wants to see how many Russian troops are in Crimea and how they react to the UK naval presence.
  • Says that the ship sailing in Crimean waters was a joint UK-US provocation.
  • Argues that if Russia sunk the ship there would be no WWIII 'as NATO knows it would lose such a war'.

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