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Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said on Tuesday that Russia was not taking part in the US-led operation aimed at ensuring security in the Red Sea, Reuters reports.
US Defence Secretary, Lloyd Austin, on Tuesday announced the creation of a multinational operation to safeguard commerce in the Red Sea, following a series of missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis.
“We are not taking part in the operation,” Peskov told a daily conference call with reporters.
Austin said participating countries include the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain.
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