Boris saber-rattling again.

[Muck Spreader]

Is getting HMS Defender to deliberately sail though disputed Russian territorial waters just another of Bozza's global posturing acts, aimed at the tabloid press and constituents of Spen and Batley next week. Just like the dispatch of Royal Navy warships to Jersey just prior the the May local elections. And will he change his mind over HMS Queen Elizabeth not sailing through though the Taiwan Straights if he needs a boost?

 

[le bon paysan]

Is getting HMS Defender to deliberately sail though disputed Russian territorial waters just another of Bozza's global posturing acts, aimed at the tabloid press and constituents of Spen and Batley next week. Just like the dispatch of Royal Navy warships to Jersey just prior the the May local elections. And will he change his mind over HMS Queen Elizabeth not sailing through though the Taiwan Straights if he needs a boost?

 

[JCMaloney]

No.
They had a legitimate right of passage that made the Russians get all shouty.
HMS Defender could have splatted the planes before they got over the horizon if desired.

I recommend Warship: Life at sea on Channel 5 for how often this stuff happens.

 

[arcobob]

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There is a French version available with only one 6mm hole. It is free in the EU subject to availability from the UK manufacturer.

 

[le bon paysan]

Clear explanation of the actual events in the Black Sea.

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BREAKING: After many inaccurate media reports about the incident in the Black Sea, RAF Luton Honorary Station CO Colonel Chuck "Lone Wolf" McQuade releases info-graphic to confirm what is known at this time.

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[caveman]

Very convenient to have half the UK media on board at the time.

 

[Ashtree]

Oh dear….

 

[caveman]

Oh dear….

sh!t and fall back in it again, did ya?

 

[Widgetone]

Very convenient to have half the UK media on board at the time.

Wasn't that fortunate haha
Sadly a reminder of the Falklands, and this time the hostiles are in a different league ( no offence intended )

 

[Martin Holden]

You two French correspondents are soo predictable. Anything anti UK and you are all over it like a rash. Oh dear!

 

[Agrivator]

Why can't the French forgive us for helping them regain their Country in WW2. Is it because many of them, just like the Irish, were on Germany's side?

 

[arcobob]

Why can't the French forgive us for helping them regain their Country in WW2. Is it because many of them, just like the Irish, were on Germany's side?

Allo,Allo!

 

[7610 super q]

Oh well......

RAF jets from Lossiemouth intercept Russian planes near UK airspace

Typhoon jets from RAF Lossiemouth tracked the Tu-142 "Bear-F" planes across the North Sea.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[arcobob]

The cold war is hotting up again and it is a sure sign the Putin is insecure and uncomfortable. We should keep agitating.

 

[Exfarmer]

Last June a Russian destroyer sailed through the English Channel no great fuss, it was escorted back into international waters by I believe both UK and French Warships. It was no great fuss, this is just Putin trying to look the hard man to his own audience. The response was expected, hence the presence of the media to see pyrotechnics. The Russians put on a pretty disappointing display

 

[Ashtree]

Boris rattling his sabre??? I thought he had sold it on eBay to fund the Australia trade deal….

 

[Ashtree]

Why can't the French forgive us for helping them regain their Country in WW2. Is it because many of them, just like the Irish, were on Germany's side?

Along with the Royal Family….

 

[BrianV]

Allo,Allo!

Unfortunately no one likes being on the losing side!

 

[arcobob]

Unfortunately no one likes being on the losing side!

Napoleon Bonaparte you mean.

 

[Muck Spreader]

You two French correspondents are soo predictable. Anything anti UK and you are all over it like a rash. Oh dear!

Why is it anti UK? Anti Boris Johnson and his joke shop cabinet I will happily accept.
Joking apart going around the world antagonising other countries with aggressive willy waving is not generally a smart move with some counties. Particularly as the US and EU can't be definitely relied on to back the UK up in any escalation caused.