Face off between Australian and Russian armed forces during G-20 summit

The presence of the ships was seen as a show of strength by Moscow ahead of Russian President Vladimir Putin's arrival in Brisbane for the G20 summit last weekend.


This is how close Royal Australian Navy ships came to to Russian warships off Queensland

Photos - Australian defense ministry

RAAF P3 Orion monitoring Russian Surface Task Group as they headed south.




Defence has completed monitoring the Russian Surface Task Group, in accordance with international law. The Russian Surface Task Group has now departed the Coral Sea and is no longer operating in the maritime approaches to Australia.

Russian ships monitored by Australian authorities in the maritime approaches to Australia included: Russian Federation Ship (RFS) Varyag, a Slava class guided missile cruiser, RFS Marshal Shaposhnikov, a Udaloy class guided missile destroyer, and two support ships Boris Butima and Fotiy Krylov.

Defence monitoring activities included: AP-3C Orion aircraft and HMA ships Parramatta and Stuart that conducted maritime surveillance patrols. HMAS Sirius that supported HMA ships Parramatta and Stuart. HMAS Sydney was also positioned in the south Queensland area to be available to support G20 activities and to conduct maritime surveillance patrols as required.