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The Sun: HMS Westminster scrambled to intercept fleet of Russian navy ships in English Channel

By The Sun.
In a handout picture released on Oct. 20, 2016 by the British Ministry of Defence via their Defence News Imagery website and taken on Oct. 19, 2016 the British Royal Navy's HMS Richmond (R), a Type 23 Duke Class frigate, sails to escort the Russian Task Group, which includes the aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov (L), as the Russian vessels transit to the Mediterranean Sea.
Photo by AFP PHOTO / MOD / CROWN COPYRIGHT 2016 / Dez WADE

The Royal Navy Frigate HMS Westminster has been sent to intercept Russian naval ships sailing through the English Channel.

It is the latest in a series of incidents in which Russia has tested the UK’s patience by sending its ships into British waters.

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