Paul Joseph Watson
Infowars.com
August 29, 2013
The Russian Navy has denied that the dispatch of two
warships to the eastern Mediterranean is linked to western military
action against Syria, despite Interfax quoting a source in the armed
forces’ general staff who said the deployment was in response to the
“well-known situation”.
As part of plans to have five or six vessels stationed
in the region, initial reports stated that Russia had sent an
anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to waters near Syria because
the crisis “required us to make some adjustments” in the naval force, according to Interfax.
However, within hours a Russian Naval spokesperson told RIA Novosti that the maneuvers were part of planned rotation and not linked to the worsening situation in Syria.
“The vessels in the Mediterranean, like those in other
parts of the world, act under plans by the Russian Naval Command and
General Staff, and fulfil tasks set,” the Naval spokesperson said.
“On completion of these tasks, the vessels then either
return to their bases, or are replaced by other vessels to complete the
tasks set,” the spokesperson said, adding “This does not amount to a
renewal of any grouping or groupings, it is a planned rotation.”
