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Chinese and Russians in anti-piracy exercise in the Gulf of Aden

(B2 The Russian destroyer Admiral Tributes and the two Chinese ships, the Zhoushan and the Xuzhou, are currently sailing together in the Gulf of Aden. They are taking part in an anti-piracy exercise, with live fire, explains the "Ria Novosti agency. An exercise that began on Friday and will last until Sunday, which has a highly political value, more than operational. It is part of the rapprochement of two powers - political, military and nuclear - which have known relations " Russia is expected to send a fourth relief to the Gulf soon, with an anti-missile destroyer, two support ships and a naval infantry unit at the end of October.

Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Chief editor of the B2 site. Graduated in European law from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and listener to the 65th session of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale. Journalist since 1989, founded B2 - Bruxelles2 in 2008. EU/NATO correspondent in Brussels for Sud-Ouest (previously West-France and France-Soir).

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