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The Russian ship, which was passing from the Aegean Sea into the Sea of Marmara, is believed to have been on its way to the Black Sea. The video accompanying the news report was reportedly filmed in the city of Canakkale, on the southern coast of the Dardanelles, at their narrowest point.
The Turkish sub is said to have been accompanying a Turkish coast guard vessel.
The Turkish daily emphasized that this was a particularly tense moment, given the situation surrounding the Su-24 bomber shot down by the Turkish Air Force over Syria last week, which resulted in the deaths of two Russian servicemen, and a rapid cooling in relations between Ankara and Moscow.
Comment: Maybe tense for Turkey but obviously not for Russia.
© WikipediaThe Dardanelles.
The video also comes on the heels of reports that two Turkish Navy subs are following the Russian missile cruiser Moskva, off coast of Syria. The Moskva is charged with protecting the Russian air base at Hmeymim in the Syrian province of Latakia.
The Yauza, a 14,400 ton, 133 meter transport vessel, formerly a polar logistic ship, was obtained by the Russian Navy earlier this year, received following an overhaul and deep modernization in May. The ship, built in the 1970s, is equipped with new diesel generators, new crane equipment, and new security, communications and navigation systems.
On Tuesday, a military diplomatic source told Russia's RIA Novosti that Russian Navy ships are not experiencing any problems passing through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles at the moment, adding that the Yauza's meeting with the Turkish sub was not out of the ordinary, given the heavy traffic in the transit zone.
"Hopefully Turkey doesn't make another 'mistake' here"........Listen, the Powers that be can kick off World War 3 anytime they want. But will only do so when they are good and ready.
First they need to crash the world financial system and collapse the world economy, which is still a ways off. I mean like Marty Armstrong says [Link] "Fat happy people don't go to war"
This is just the slow build up of tensions, which is why Europe must first have its "refugee crisis" to bring on economic hardship and the rise of right wing demagogues. Remember as always, Problem/Reaction/Solution. Same as it ever was.
It's all just part of the grand plan; [Link] [Link]