Moscow warns Holland of ‘grave consequences’ after Russian aircraft carrier forces Dutch submarine to flee when it detects it following its fleet in the Mediterranean

Russia has said its warships 'regularly' detect NATO submarines[CN]

俄国称，战舰常规检测到北约潜水艇。

Nato chiefs are scrambling to put together a force of 300,000 troops [CN]

北约委员长仓促集聚30万人的部队。

There are fears President Vladimir Putin may launch an attack on the West 
[CN]

他们害怕普京总统会对西方发起攻击。

The Severomorsk, one of the ships which detected the submarine
[CN]

北莫尔斯克就是检测出潜水艇的船舰之一。

The second anti-submarine warfare ship involved was the Vice-Admiral Kulakov, pictured here being inspected by Vladimir Putin in 2014[CN]

第二艘反潜水艇战船是库拉科夫中将号，如图正在接受普京的检阅。

At the weekend Russian soldiers, dressed in World War Two era uniforms, commemorate the 75th anniversary of a famous parade in 1941 when the Red Army headed out of Moscow to take on the Nazis[CN]

周末，俄国士兵穿着二战时代军服，庆祝1941年大阅兵交接仪式75周年，当时纳粹党归还莫斯科。

Russia has been bolstering its military capabilities, holding parades involving more than 100,000 troops each year[CN]

俄国大力增长军队实力，每年检阅保持着10万常规部队。

Russia has accused a Dutch submarine of trying to monitor its aircraft carrier and follow its vessels in the Mediterranean, branding the manoeuvre 'clumsy' and 'dangerous', and warning of 'grave consequences'.[CN]

俄国谴责荷兰潜水艇在地中海企图监测其航空母舰以及舰队，标榜这样的行为是不正当的，极度危险的并警告说（如再跟踪）一切后果自负。

According to the Russian defence ministry, the Severomorsk and the Vice-Admiral Kulakov, two of its anti-submarine ships, 'spotted a submarine from the Dutch navy, which tried to approach the Northern Fleet's aircraft carrier group in the eastern Mediterranean.'[CN]

据俄国国防部透露，北莫尔斯克号和库拉科夫号这两艘反核潜艇战船，发现了一艘荷兰海军的潜水艇。当时它试图接近地中海东部的北方舰队航空母舰群。

The Dutch submarine, which was detected by anti-submarine helicopters, was located about 12 miles from the Russian warships, it said.
[CN]

据述，荷兰潜艇被反潜艇直升机监测到，位于俄国战船12英里外

'The vessels followed its manoeuvres for more than an hour and forced it to leave the deployment area of the aircraft carrier's group,' a ministry statement said.

'These clumsy attempts to carry out dangerous manoeuvres in the immediate proximity of a group of Russian vessels could have had grave navigational consequences,' it continued.

Russian warships 'regularly' detect NATO submarines on their way to the Mediterranean, the ministry said.

When contacted by AFP, the Dutch defence ministry had no immediate comment on its naval operations.

In recent months, Russia has reinforced its naval presence in the Mediterranean as part of its intervention in Syria where it has been conducting an aerial campaign in support of President Bashar al-Assad.

Russia also has an airbase in Hmeimim just south of the Syrian city of Latakia from which it has carried out air strikes since the start of its military intervention in September 2015, as well as a naval facility in the port city of Tartus.

Nato has also said that Russian fighter jets are constantly testing defences over the Baltic states, with more than 600 'interceptions' so far this year.

Nato pilots, most often German, defending the skies over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have said the situation in the Baltic has become serious.

Lieutenant Colonel Swen Jacob, the commander of the German pilots, said they often flew as close as 10 yards from the Russian jets and one occasion a Russian pilot gave him a middle-fingered salute.

The Russian air force is said to be under orders from President Vladimir Putin to be more aggressive in the air. 

Given Moscow's aggressive posturing, Nato chiefs are scrambling to put together a force of 300,000 troops which they can put on 'high alert. 

There are fears that President Putin may launch an attack on the West, after relations with Russia plummeted.

Most Nato members cut their defence spending dramatically since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 but Russia has been bolstering its military capabilities, holding parades involving more than 100,000 troops each year.