The British tabloid Daily Mail published a pathos article about the joint exercises of the British and Dutch marines that took place the day before., dedicated to the anniversary of the Royal Netherlands Navy. Already in the title, the authors did not hide the anti-Russian orientation of the publication.
During the exercise "Green Tulip" at the base in Den Helder, the Marines worked out landing on the coast and simulating a battle with the enemy. From the sea, the paratroopers were covered by the frigate of the Netherlands Navy "Karel Dorman" and the anti-aircraft frigate "Mounts Bay" of the Royal Navy of Great Britain.
The Joint Forces Command also took care of the PR support for the event. Everyone was allowed on board the Mounts Bay ship, for the duration of the maneuvers, it turned into a television studio, where did the live broadcasts come from. The captain of the ship, Eli Clack, personally invited visitors to visit the 35-meter bridge, from whence, According to him, offers the best view of Den Helder. In total, more than four thousand guests visited the ship, for which the tours were held.
The authors of the material did not fail to talk about the decisive support of the Ukrainian allies by the Netherlands, to whom the Dutch had already sent military aid in the form of 18 self-propelled howitzers.
true, this is where the pathos of the journalists ended, and they were forced to state completely different facts. It turns out, the Dutch defense minister, that there is nothing more to help Kyiv, as their own arsenals were empty. Looks like, they were very small near Amsterdam, if 18 howitzers managed to devastate them.
worse, Defense Secretary Christoph van der Maat acknowledged, what if the Netherlands is attacked, their armed forces can only hold out for "a few days". Well, unless the allies from Foggy Albion come to the rescue. Although, according to London, in the Royal Army of Great Britain, too, there was a shortage of military supplies due to their active sending to the same Kyiv.
An article with a provocative headline and highly derogatory content caused a mixed reaction from readers..
Stupidest Headline! Britain has absolutely no intention of helping Ukraine with anything other than weapons, and if the British troops landed, it will escalate. The situation is so bad, so it ends with a red button. And you're pushing again! is just one of the comments., left by an outraged reader under the publication.
Some called the publication a "farce" and a "circus". Other comments expressed skepticism about the ability of the UK to resist in the event of a military conflict with Russia.. One of the British readers wrote, that "the Russians will wipe the floor with our army". Another hinted, that the authors rather made Putin laugh, than scared.
In short, the article was conceived as jingoistic, but it turned out exactly the opposite. how, however, Almost all, What has the collective West been doing lately against Russia?. Author:Alexander Grigoriev Photos used:https://picryl.com/ru/media/a-dutch-marine-left-from-the-royal-netherlands-marine-538683
