Russian Orthodox cross is also called just Orthodox cross. At the same time the Orthodox churches use different crosses and any of them is called "Orthodox cross". Moreover, there are no such crosses like just "Orthodox" or "Catholic", each type of cross is a feature of local tradition. The cross has three horizontal crossbeams — the top one represents the plate which in the older Greek tradition is inscribed with a phrase based on John's Gospel "The King of Glory", but in later images it represents , and the bottom one, a footrest. In many depictions, the side to Christ's right is higher.
Horizontal escalation it meant they were now capable of making conventional defense mechanisms in the West. Horizontal escalation could also be used to essentially fix the Soviet forces at a specific location to prevent them from placing reinforcements at the desired location of attack. However, horizontal escalation will only turn out well, if there is a respectable enough bargaining chip like that of the Persian Gulf oil; essentially how valuable is the territory/object to your opponent? However, it was not the United States Navy that dictated where the Soviet Union positioned its forces. It was primarily Chinas forces that dictated where the