British media has feigned shock and horror in response to Russian warnings about British participation in Ukrainian drone strikes. “For many Europeans, the assumption has long been that Russian President Vladimir Putin is too heavily committed in Ukraine to consider starting a war on another front,” the Express tabloid screamed in an article under the dramatic headline “Horror warning Russia could start WW3 with NATO in just weeks as huge warship spotted.”
“But news that Russia has sent a heavily armed warship close to a German island in the Baltic Sea should raise alarm bells.” The Russian ship is the Admiral Kasatonov, a 5,000-ton frigate commissioned into the Russian navy in 2020 capable of being armed with Kalibr, Oniks and Zircon cruise missiles.
The Telegraph, which apparently began the wave of hysteria, claimed that “US intelligence recently suggested the Russian president could sanction an attack against Nato territory within weeks to dampen the alliance’s support for Kyiv.” The Admiral Kasatonov, The Telegraph adds, was seen off the coast of the island of Fehmarn, a popular destination for tourists, following Kremlin threats to attack British and EU vessels. “The appearance of the warship in the Baltic, a vital shipping zone, appears to mark the latest escalation between Russia and Nato.” According to Russian social media, the Kasatonov was actually escorting an LNG tanker through the Fehmarn Belt.
“On Sunday, The Telegraph revealed that Russia was building secret bases near its border with Ukraine. They are being used to build hi-tech attack drones capable of striking deep inside Nato territory, posing a long-term threat to the alliance.”
