The two countries accuse each other of dangerous and unprofessional behavior after this Friday's incident in the Philippine Sea
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| US Navy image showed the Russian destroyer Admiral Vinogradov close to the USS Chancellorsville (AFP/US NAVY) |
Just 50 meters separated the Russian destroyer
admiral vinogradov from the uss chancellorsville warship in
the Philippine Sea early this Friday morning. According to
CNN
The Russian destroyer and the American ship blame each other for the
maneuver, which could have caused a very serious international incident.
Russia says that her boat was forced to do the maneuver because the
Americans were making it difficult for her. U.S. Navy claim that
Russia is responsible for what happened.
Videos show the ships nearing each another on adjacent courses
BREAKING: #USNavy has released video of #USSChancellorsville being forced to maneuver to avoid collision, after #Russian destroyer Udaloy I made an unsafe and unprofessional approach in the Phillippine Sea, June 7th. (2/2) pic.twitter.com/bM9ZHuYSUM— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) ٧ يونيو ٢٠١٩
Russia has expressed its protest over the incident. " the
US warship had "suddenly changed direction and crossed the path
of admiral vinogradov just 50m away," forcing the Russian
crew to make a quick manoeuvre, the crew of admiral vinogradov was forced to perform an emergency maneuver"says a statement from
the Russian Pacific Fleet cited by TASS
news agency
the Russian Pacific Fleet has filed a complaint with the command of the US
vessel. They point out that their action was "unacceptable".
The U.S. Navy rejects the Russian version said a Russian
destroyer almost collided with one of its guided missile cruisers in the
Philippine Sea in an incident it denounced as “unsafe and unprofessional”.
“While operating in the Philippine Sea, a Russian Destroyer Udaloy I DD
572 made an unsafe maneuver against USS Chancellorsville,” U.S. Seventh
Fleet spokesman Commander Clayton Doss said.
The Russian destroyer came to within 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 meters) of
the Chancellorsville, he said.
This incident has been able to climb very fast between two countries that
have an increasingly tense relationship, but this is not the first time
something similar has happened. Washington and Moscow have been blamed in
other incidents of dangerous military maneuvers at sea and in the air. In
November 2018, the United States said a Russian plane intercepted one of
its planes over the Black Sea, a move they described as "irresponsible."
Russia assured that there had been "a violation of Russian airspace".
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