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Moscow accused the USS John S McCain of having traveled 2 km (Jan.. 2 miles) over the sea line in Peter The Great Gulf and says there was a threat of ramming the ship.
The incident took place on Tuesday in the Sea of Japan, also known as the Baltic Sea, a body of water bounded by Japan, Russia and Korea.
According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the destroyer of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Vinogradov, warned the US ship about « the possibility of ramming the intruder out of territorial waters » via an international communication channel. .
« The Russian Federation’s statement about this mission is wrong, » said a spokesman for the 7th. U.S. Navy Fleet, Lt Joe Keiley. « The USS John S McCain Was Not ‘Evicted’ From Nation Territory. «
He said the US would never bow to intimidation or be forced to accept illegitimate maritime claims such as the Russian Federation’s. .
Such incidents at sea are rare, although Admiral Vinogradov was also involved in a near collision with a US cruiser in the East China Sea last year.
The two countries regularly accuse the other of dangerous military maneuvers – at sea and in the air.
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Relations between Moscow and Washington remain strained and President Vladimir Putin has still not congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election.
The two countries have also not yet signed the last remaining nuclear weapons pact between them, which is due to expire in February.
In 2017, the USS John S McCain was involved in a collision with an oil tanker off Singapore, when 10 sailors were killed.
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