Russian navy plans artillery exercise off Co Cork

[Thomas]

So, are the Russians afraid the Irish will rush to the aid of Ukraine ?

it says this in the article john..

"Ireland is not a Nato member, so Russia is trying to exercise its powers over countries that are not members of the alliance. Ireland has also been advertising recently the paucity of its naval defence forces. In Russian thinking, this makes Ireland an inviting target."

[johnofgwent]

So, are the Russians afraid the Irish will rush to the aid of Ukraine ?

[Sheepy]

gerry thinks cork is something you pull out of a bottle.

I doubt he has ever been near the fackin place. He doesnae want to talk about that though , hes here to talk about brexit.

Gerry is an expert on international politics he will sort it out.

[Thomas]

Must've been reading some of Gerrys posts on here.

gerry thinks cork is something you pull out of a bottle.

I doubt he has ever been near the fackin place. He doesnae want to talk about that though , hes here to talk about brexit.

[cromwell]

The Russian military has announced that it will conduct a naval artillery exercise 240km off the southwest coast of Cork in two weeks as fears grow about the risk of conflict in Ukraine.
The Irish Defence Forces and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) were informed last night of the planned exercise, which will be within Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), on February 3. The IAA plans to enforce a temporary no-fly zone to ensure the safety of civilian aircraft.
The Department of Foreign Affairs was also told through official channels of a planned "surface gun exercise".
The number of warships that will take part is not known but military experts said it was likely to involve a task group of three to five warships.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/5714282c-7b0e-11ec-9998-b2483743c25e?shareToken=759d61f8333f4b564e2cbf937d45a96c

Must've been reading some of Gerrys posts on here.

[papasmurf]

The Russian military has announced that it will conduct a naval artillery exercise 240km off the southwest coast of Cork in two weeks as fears grow about the risk of conflict in Ukraine.
The Irish Defence Forces and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) were informed last night of the planned exercise, which will be within Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), on February 3. The IAA plans to enforce a temporary no-fly zone to ensure the safety of civilian aircraft.
The Department of Foreign Affairs was also told through official channels of a planned "surface gun exercise".
The number of warships that will take part is not known but military experts said it was likely to involve a task group of three to five warships.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/5714282c-7b0e-11ec-9998-b2483743c25e?shareToken=759d61f8333f4b564e2cbf937d45a96c

That link is paywalled I can't read it.

[Thomas]

The Russian military has announced that it will conduct a naval artillery exercise 240km off the southwest coast of Cork in two weeks as fears grow about the risk of conflict in Ukraine.
The Irish Defence Forces and the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) were informed last night of the planned exercise, which will be within Ireland's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), on February 3. The IAA plans to enforce a temporary no-fly zone to ensure the safety of civilian aircraft.
The Department of Foreign Affairs was also told through official channels of a planned "surface gun exercise".
The number of warships that will take part is not known but military experts said it was likely to involve a task group of three to five warships.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/5714282c-7b0e-11ec-9998-b2483743c25e?shareToken=759d61f8333f4b564e2cbf937d45a96c