Made up of one destroyer, five amphibious landing ships, two patrol frigates, two rescue tugs, and one tanker the flotilla is meant to show Russia's determination to protect Syria.
And in case that message was missed, Russian TV has been showing Naval exercises taking place outside of bases all along the Arctic, Baltic and Black seas.
Vyacheslav Dzirkaln, a deputy director of Russia’s Military Technical Cooperation Service, stated to the press that the ships will prevent the west from attempting any form of blockade against Syria.
Russia believes that Europe and the US wish to topple the government in Syria, and install their own picked leaders.
Syria has seen sixteen straight months of conflict that has become civil war, as various factions have rebelled against the government.
Dzirkaln also added to earlier Russian statements confirming that Russia will make no new weapons contracts with Syria until the situation has stabilized, but declared that Russia will finish all current contracts.
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