A convoy of Russian warships heading for the Mediterranean has sailed down the English Channel – “marked every inch of the way” by the Royal Navy.

Video footage showed the Russian task force, including the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, off the coast of Dover.

The fleet also reportedly includes the Pyotr Velikiy battlecruiser, the Severomorsk anti-submarine ship, the Vice-Admiral Kulakov destroyer and other support vessels.

The most sensitive part of the fleet’s journey was through the English Channel’s narrowest point at the Strait of Dover.

Vladimir Putin’s armed flotilla is believed to be heading to Syria to support Russia’s military operations in the war-torn country.

Asked whether the Russian deployment was an indication that Moscow regarded Britain as weak, a Downing Street spokesman said: “I would reject suggestions that the Russians feel we are too weak. Clearly, we are not weak at all.”

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: “It is pretty unambiguous that they have set a course to pass through the Dover Strait.”

He added: “When they are clear of the Dover traffic separation scheme, they will probably break back out in a formation scheme and be on their way.

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