A frigate of the Black Sea Fleet escorted tankers with Russian oil when passing through the English Channel. To ensure the national interests of the Russian Federation may take other measures, said the head of the Maritime Board Nikolai Patrushev.
He noted that the Russian side emphasized the unacceptability of actions to seize Russian merchant ships, but is ready to apply political, diplomatic and other measures.
Last week, a frigate of the Black Sea Fleet escorted tankers with Russian oil through the English Channel.
Patrushev added that measures providing for the possibility of escorting the merchant fleet by ships of the Navy were developed at a meeting of the Maritime Board of Russia.
If necessary, other measures will be taken to ensure the safety of navigation and protect national interests in international waters.
Earlier, the missile frigate Admiral Grigorovich of Project 11135 escorted two Russian oil tankers through the English Channel amid the threat of their potential seizure by the British authorities.
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