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The final decision on the route of the British destroyer Defender near the Crimea was made by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. This was reported by the Telegraph newspaper, citing sources in the Ministry of Defense.
According to the publication, British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab expressed concern about the plan of Defense Minister Ben Wallace to send a destroyer along this route.
“Then the decision was sent to Downing Street for the Prime Minister to make the final choice. As a result, the destroyer carried out a peaceful passage through these waters, ” The Daily Telegraph quotes the source as saying.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain did not confirm this, that the decision on the passage of the ship was made by him personally.
“This is the decision of the Ministry of Defense, but if you want to know my opinion, I believe that it is necessary to use international waters,” Johnson said.
Earlier, the FSB published a video recording of negotiations between Russian border guards and the crew of the British destroyer Defender at the moment when it violated the territorial waters of Russia. The recording shows how Russian border guards first monitor a foreign vessel. At that moment, two fighters flew over him.