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Russia is deploying warships to the Baltic Sea amid Putin’s threats to Europe
The Russian Federation has transferred the modern frigate Admiral Kasatonov from the Northern Fleet to the Baltic Sea. A few days earlier the anti-submarine destroyer Admiral Levchenko also arrived there, Bild reports.
Kasatonov is one of Russia’s most modern frigates. It can launch Kalibr and Zircon cruise missiles. Levchenko is designed for hunting submarines and is also equipped with air defense, torpedoes, artillery, and helicopters.
It is especially notable that the ships appeared in the region against the backdrop of Putin’s threats to European countries that are countering Russia’s “shadow fleet.” The Kremlin has for several months been using military ships to escort its tankers and cargo vessels.
Moscow has not officially explained the reasons for the redeployment. But maritime security expert Moritz Breick believes that the Kremlin’s threats should not be dismissed as empty rhetoric: concrete actions against European ships may follow.
