A Westminster British Navy watchdog was sent to the English Channel to escort a group of Russian warships, the United Kingdom Defense Ministry reported..

This happened after Russian vessels entered the zone of national interests of the country, the statement of the official representative of the ministry.

At the same time, the Ministry of Defense of Great Britain notes that what is happening can not be called an incident, and sending a ship for escorts is a routine procedure in such cases.

This is not the first such case in the last few weeks. In late December, the British frigate St. Albans accompanied the Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov when he was near British territorial waters in the North Sea.