The Russian warship had been escorting a cargo ship on its voyage from Syria through the English Channel and North Sea.

A Russian warship has been spotted escorting a cargo ship carrying military hardware in the English Channel. The Baltic Leader, a cargo ship previously sanctioned by the US for transporting weapons for the Russian military,

A Russian cargo ship has passed through the English Channel under the protection of a war ship, new pictures reveal. The Baltic Leader was pictured by the Times on March 3 sailing through the Dover Strait,