MOSCOW (Sputnik): Earlier, the
Russian Black Sea Fleet promised to keep a close eye on the USS Donald Cook as
it made its way into the waterway last week for a visit to the Ukrainian port
of Odessa.
The Tomahawk-capable USS Donald
Cook destroyer was caught between two Russian warships shadowing it near the
Dardanelles Strait, a military diplomatic source told Russian media on Friday.
The US vessel was said to have
left the Strait at about 8 am local time, followed about ten minutes later by
Russia’s Admiral Essen, a Kalibr-capable frigate normally based in Sevastopol.
At the same time, the USS Donald
Cook reportedly maneuvered to avoid a …read more
Source: The Frontier Post
