Better not to tease: The British reminded the Dutch about the Defender

Sergey Ilyin

Another misunderstanding with a NATO ship near the Russian border in the Black Sea has become a reason for jokes and gloomy forecasts. The British public reminded the Netherlands of the recent incident with the Royal Navy destroyer.
Unlike the British warship that crossed the Russian border near Crimea, the Dutch frigate was only approaching it.
To prevent a violation, Russia raised fighters and bombers into the air, which resulted in equipment interruptions. In any case, this is what the Dutch sailors say. As stated in Amsterdam, the Russian planes “intimidated” the crew for a long time and “imitated attacks.” Moscow replied that the aviation was not at a safe distance.
Readers of the British tabloid Express, with their subtle humor characteristic of these parts, noticed that next time Russia would be polite and warn that it would sink a ship.
They wonder what the Dutch ship was doing off the coast of Russia and draw attention to the fact that his crew did not tease the “Russian bear” too much and changed course in time.
Otherwise, she would have had to defend herself, which didn’t seem like an easy walk. Some readers generally wrote on the website of the publication that the EU behaves like a giant, but in fact is a weak girl.
Therefore, he will not escape a new war.
Gloomy forecast, what can I say. This reader was clearly let down by the irony.