In Russia, responded to Western concerns about the presence of Russian ships on the coast of Australia


The Western media are seriously concerned about the first business trip of the Russian Navy ship to the port of Papua New Guinea, located "on the threshold" of Australia.

The training ship of the Baltic Fleet of the Russian Navy Perekop this week will make a call at Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea. This is the first time in history when a Russian warship stops in this oceanic country, and due to unprecedented nature this event caused considerable concern in the West, primarily in Australia, on the "threshold" of which, it is alleged, Russian military forces appeared.

According to Malcolm Davis, an expert with the Australian Institute for Strategic Policy (ASPI), the ship of the Russian Navy in Oceania should "seriously alert" Australians, as it could mean "encroachment" on Moscow and its allied Beijing to the Pacific. Davis admits that Perekop himself, which the media point out, "has weapons on board," does not present a threat, but his appearance means the beginning of Russia's plans to expand its influence in the Pacific.

According to Australian media, the arrival of Perekop in Port Moresby is the second "frightening" event on the part of Russia after the exercises of the Russian Federation military bomber in Indonesia in late 2017. Then Australia for the first time in a long time led to increased combat readiness base of combat aviation in the city of Darwin in the north of the country.

In Russia, Australia's claims to the ship of the Russian Federation in Oceania were called a manifestation of the double standards of the West. Web users remind that when the US declares "interests" around the world and places the fleet and troops in other countries and regions very remote from the American continent, no one imputes to Washington a "threatening" and violation of sovereignty ....

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