Royal Navy pledges to 'man mark' Vladimir Putin's navy as Russians begin TEN-SHIP pincer move on the English Channel: The Russian Northern Fleet is being stalked by two British warships, while two corvettes heading to Britain through the Bay of Biscay are being tracked by HMS Dragon.
Ministry of Defence chiefs are taking no chances and have pledged to keep the flotilla well within their sights.
A spokesman said: “When these ships are near our waters we will man-mark them every step of the way.
“We will be watching as part of our steadfast commitment to keep Britain safe.”
They added: “It is pretty unambiguous that they have set a course to pass through the Dover Strait.”
But former head of the Royal Navy Admiral Lord West dismissed it as “just a bit of willy waving”.
The naval hero told The Sun: “It’s Putin doing a bit of a willy waving in a sense, saying this is what I can do.
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