President Barack Obama spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday, but the leaders did not discuss the issue of Russian attack planes buzzing a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea last week, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.
Earnest told reporters that the incident “did not necessitate a presidential-level conversation.”
However, last week, Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States “would have been justified” in firing on the planes.
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Instead the two leaders spoke about the situations in Ukraine and Syria, Earnest said.
“[The Baltic Sea incident] did not come up in the call between the two presidents. …read more
Source: The Blaze
