![]() ![]() That was the question put to him (and they tend to be carefully selected in these call-ins). It wasn't President Vladimir Putin who brought up the question of whether World War Three was in the offing over the Black Sea incident. President Putin has cast himself as the valiant defender of Russian sovereignty against the WestĪnalysis by Moscow correspondent Diana Magnay The prime minister's official spokesman said: "I have said all along that this Royal Navy ship was conducting innocent passage through Ukrainian territorial waters in accordance with international law." In response to Mr Putin's comments on Wednesday, Downing Street again insisted HMS Defender was not in Russian waters. "What is there to discuss? I'm not refusing (to meet him), I just need to understand what to talk about." He said: "Vital issues for Ukraine are not resolved in Kiev, but in Washington and partly in Berlin and Paris. Mr Putin also used the Q&A session to suggest Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky had "given up his country to full external control". The Ministry of Defence said HMS Defender was "conducting innocent passage through Ukrainian territorial waters in accordance with international law". The UK has dismissed Moscow's claims that warning shots were fired at the Royal Navy destroyer and that bombs were dropped in the warship's path. Image: The route of HMS Defender through the Black Sea ![]()
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