MOSCOW. Feb 10 (Interfax-AVN) - The nuclear rocket cruiser from Russia's Northern Fleet Pyotr Veliky (Peter the Great), which heads the task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, is participating in ensuring security for the third stage of transporting Syrian chemical weapons, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"The cruiser is conducting this operation jointly with battleships of the Chinese, Danish and Norwegian navies. Battleships from the four countries ensure the convoy's safety," the Russian defense Ministry PR and information department said in a statement obtained by Interfax AVN on Monday.