DISINFO: NATO is implementing hybrid warfare against Russia in the Black sea
SUMMARY
Rather than apologising for the incident with the UK destroyer "Defender", NATO provided new thunders. Alliance shows that it will not withdraw from the Black sea. In the plans of NATO are provocations near the Russian sea border and new anti-Russian exercises.
For the United Kingdom and other NATO members, it is important to keep conflict with Russia. They will continue provocations in the Black sea. They are implementing full mental and hybrid information warfare against Russia.
RESPONSE
Recurring disinformation about NATO activities in the Black sea.
The statements about NATO provocations against Russia in the Black sea are groundless. Alliance forces did not violate the Russian sea border. The disinformation message provides an example recent incident with the UK destroyer "Defender". According to the UK Ministry of Defence Press Office, the Navy ship in question was "conducting innocent passage through Ukrainian territorial waters in accordance with international law” when the incident took place in June 2021. UK Secretary of State for Defence added that the ship "carried out a routine transit from Odesa towards Georgia across the Black Sea" through internationally recognised Ukrainian territorial waters.
Additionally, the fact that the passage of HMS Defender through a maritime area that is still internationally recognised as Ukrainian territorial waters is somehow connected to NATO's exercises so as to provoke Russian aggression is simply not valid.
The conflict or war with Russia is not in the plans of NATO. NATO is a defensive alliance, whose purpose is to protect its member states. During the Brussels Summit Communiqué of 14 June 2021, NATO has made it clear that:
NATO does not seek confrontation and poses no threat to Russia. Decisions we have taken are fully consistent with our international commitments, and therefore cannot be regarded by anyone as contradicting the NATO-Russia Founding Act.
See similar narratives of disinformation: BBC reporter aboard HMS Defender revealed incident in Russian waters was a deliberate act; Crimea incident confirms that Russia is surrounded by enemies.