While the Russian president Vladimir Putin is in his G-20 summit so is his warships. Four Russian warships has been confirmed to be north of Australian territory, while technically it is still in international waters, it worries the Australian. While all of this is happening, tensions has not gotten better between Abbot and Putin.
The Australian PM has physically confronted Putin and urged him to cooperate since the Malaysian airline shotdown. Out of 298 people on board the airliner, 38 of those were Australian, and not much has dampen the tension.
The Russian embassy said today that the warships are supposed to test its operational range and can be used to as a security to Putin.
According to Abbot, Russia is being much more assertive than it has in the past. Lately, Russian planes has been spotted flying into Swedish and Finnish territory. The United Kingdom has offered Eastern NATO member an aid with their Eurofigther airplane to protect these countries territories.
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