Fox News reporter Lucas Tomlinson told Twitter on the Pentagon’s reaction to the incident with the American destroyer Chafee, which attempted to violate the Russian border in the Sea of Japan.
“All interaction [российского корабля и эсминца] took place within the framework of security and professionalism, “Tomlinson wrote, citing a source in the US Defense Department.
On October 15, the Russian ship Admiral Tributs drove the US destroyer Chafee out of Russian territorial waters in the Sea of Japan in compliance with international rules, the Defense Ministry said.
The Russian military department noted that the crew of the ship “Admiral Tributs” warned the American destroyer that it was in a closed area for navigation due to exercises with artillery fire.
A member of the Federation Council Andrei Klimov said that the attempt by an American destroyer to violate the border with Russia was made in order to check the combat readiness of the Russian troops, the operation of radar reconnaissance systems.
Retired Rear Admiral, Hero of Russia Vsevolod Khmyrov, in turn, called the attempt of a US Navy destroyer to violate the Russian border in the Sea of Japan as a provocation. He noted that the Russian Navy carries out its usual activities for the protection of territorial waters, and such provocations that are periodically observed “across all seas” are “a characteristic of the peculiarities of today’s diplomacy.” The Rear Admiral explained that the fleet in peacetime is “a demonstration of the strength of the flag in the responsible zones of the state.”
According to him, the American destroyer carried out a dangerous maneuvering, changing its direction only when the Russian ship “Admiral Tributs”, displacing the intruder, was less than 60 meters away.
In early July, the British destroyer HMS Defender entered Russia’s territorial waters in the Black Sea three kilometers away. The Russian border patrol ship carried out warning fire twice, the Su-24M carried out warning bombing along the path of the destroyer. On July 3, the destroyer Defender left the Black Sea.
After that, Russian Ambassador to London Andrei Kelin warned the British authorities that in the future it would be more difficult for British warships to enter Russia’s territorial waters. Since the British ship invaded without warning and did not comply with Russian law, the British authorities should expect serious consequences, he said.
In August, State Duma deputy Ruslan Balbek promised to ban American ships from “grazing” off the Russian coast. He stressed that their intrusion into the territorial waters of other states is an impermissible impudence.
Balbek stressed that regardless of the fact that someone recognizes the peninsula as Ukrainian, no one will appear in the territorial waters of Russia with the permission of Kiev. He recalled that in the 80s the American cruiser received a “hook in the jaw”, and recently the British destroyer Defender was shown inadmissibility of its actions by explosions of bombs along its course.