WASHINGTON: A Russian military jet came within nine meters of a US destroyer in international waters in the Baltic Sea, US officials say, but Russia on Thursday defended the maneuver as safe.
Russian aircraft repeatedly buzzed the USS Donald Cook this week, including an incident Tuesday in which a Russian Su-24 flew nine meters above the ship in a “simulated attack profile,” the US military’s European Command said.
“We have deep concerns about the unsafe and unprofessional Russian flight maneuvers,” EUCOM said in a statement.
“These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries and could result in a miscalculation.”
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Source: theSun
