NATO wrestles with Russia in the Black Sea
Recently, NATO and Russia have been facing off frequently in the Black Sea. However, as a major member of NATO, the United States retreated to Ukrainian ports early, allowing the navies of other countries to take the lead in friction with Russia. The British Navy took the lead in confronting Russia and attempted to break into the territorial waters of Crimea, but was violently counterattacked by Russia, which became an indelible "stain" on the British Navy.
The destroyer "Guardian" of the British Navy has suffered and dared not approach Russian territorial waters, but the aircraft carrier "Queen Elizabeth", which is operating in the Mediterranean, was "humiliated" by the Russian Navy. According to the Russian TASS news agency, in retaliation for the defeat in the Black Sea, the British Navy sent F-35B carrier-based aircraft to monitor the Russian military's military exercises in the Mediterranean, but was quickly counterattacked by Russian MiG-31K fighters, and the British pilots were frightened and immediately withdrew. According to the Times of Israel, when the British aircraft carrier was close to Syria to carry out its mission, the Russian army dispatched MiG-31 fighters and launched a "Dagger" hypersonic anti-ship missile into the Mediterranean Sea, flying over the British aircraft carrier at 10 times the speed of sound.
For this move, some Israeli experts pointed out that this missile test is Russia's attempt to show its strength in the Mediterranean, and Russia dares to act because they see through the weakness of the United States and NATO. Although Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it clear that even if Russia sinks the Guardian, it will not trigger war, NATO's provocative actions in the Black Sea have also been met with Russia's easy response. At the same time, Russia is also considering cooperation with China. Russia's "Independent" reported that the incident of British warships trespassing into Russian territorial waters may be repeated in the Asia-Pacific region, because the next stop of the British aircraft carrier fleet is the Asia-Pacific waters. However, China has established a well-established combat system in the Asia-Pacific region, capable of dealing a fatal blow to any ill-intentioned foreign military. Therefore, it is better for Britain not to provoke China's bottom line, otherwise it will lose face not only in the Black Sea, but also in the Asia-Pacific region.