Aegean Sea Incident With Turkey: Next Time ‘Russia Should Act Tougher’
SputnikNews.com
13.12.2015
If Turkish military vessels continue to breach international regulations and approach Russian ships without following proper procedures, the Russian Navy should act in accordance with an existing maritime law, said Leonid Kalashnikov, Russia’s State Duma International Affairs Committee deputy head.
“If the Turkish vessel was expected to do certain requirements, which had to be fulfilled at that time and it didn’t perform them, then we [Russia] shouldn’t hold back and act according to laws prescribed by things for which we’re here for, that’s it,” Kalashnikov said.
According to Kalashnikov, such actions only aggravate the overall relationship between Russia and Turkey, which is already tense at the moment.
Earlier today the crew of Russia’s “Smetlivy” destroyer was forced to use firearms to prevent a collision with a Turkish seiner vessel in the northern part of the Aegean Sea, according to Russia’s Ministry of Defense.
The Rest…HERE
