UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has criticized the “reckless” crew of a Russian warship that fired warning shots at a yacht in the English Channel, an incident a British sailor on board described as “completely unnecessary.”
Speaking at the G7 summit in France on Wednesday, Starmer called the incident involving the Russian navy frigate Admiral Grigorovich “deeply concerning.”
“That shouldn’t have happened. It is reckless, and thecouple on the yacht must’ve been terrified,” added Starmer.
Jane Kelvey, who was sailing in international waters on board the yacht, the UK-flagged Bright Future, with her husband Alan, said that the two vessels were “definitely not on a collision course.”
Speaking to BBC Newsnight on Tuesday, Kelvey said that the Russian navy vessel “gave out five blasts on their horn, which means ‘have you seen us?’”
