The smell of war in the Mediterranean, Russia's big clash with NATO closer than ever

Admiral Giuseppe De Giorgi, former Chief of Naval Staff, invited to Casa Italia, is concerned about the presence of Russian military ships (and the number is constantly increasing) in the Mediterranean. "It is a danger, we have to worry about the presence of Russian military ships in the Mediterranean Sea. NATO ships must mark a composite fleet consisting of submarines, destroyers and missile launchers. Therefore, the risk of collision is very high." ISPI analyst Chiara Lovotti, guest of the same program, specifies that "the consequence is that now there is more awareness and greater attention to the center of our sea". In the Mediterranean, the situation has not reached as tense as in the East. In recent days, the Russian Armed Forces have actually conducted a supersonic anti-ship missile test in Peter the Great Bay, in the Sea of ??Japan. In particular, two naval units of the Pacific Fleet were involved in the planned combat training activities with the launch of two Moskit missiles (Ss-N-22 Sunburn). All the actions that one day can be performed near us. In general, the Mediterranean represents a very strategic area for Russia, even more so after the outbreak of the Ukrainian conflict. First of all, because it is the only access road to the Sea of ??Azov and the Black Sea through the Dardanelles Strait (we must not forget that Moscow controls the strip that goes from Mariupol to Crimea). After that, for Putin, maintaining a presence in the Mediterranean region is important since we are talking about a central area in the perspective of international maritime trade. Then we mentioned NATO. If the Atlantic Alliance does not find Russian obstacles in the Mediterranean, in case of maximum tensions, Russia would be exposed to possible immediate attacks, including nuclear ones. In other words, the Kremlin would be under fire.