Weltnachrichten – AU – Dramatic moment Russian warship « threatens RAM US destroyer » for « breaching border » in tense showdown near Japan

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This is the dramatic moment when a Russian warship allegedly threatened to ram a US Navy destroyer during a heated stalemate in the Pacific.

The footage – taken by the anti-submarine defense ship Admiral Vinogradov – came during a tense confrontation in the Sea of ​​Japan.

Russia said its ship had the USS John S. McCain, a US Navy guided missile destroyer, threatened to operate « illegally » in its territorial waters in the Sea of ​​Japan.

The skirmish has sparked warnings in Russia that such incidents could lead to a widespread conflict between the two Cold War superpowers.

Last week the US announced it was withdrawing from its open skies arms control treaty with Russia.

It came after Moscow accused it of repeated violations of the terms of the pact that allowed unarmed surveillance flights over member countries.

Russian naval commanders claim that the American destroyer « entered » two kilometers – one and a half miles – in a « brazen » incursion into its territorial waters.

The Russian Defense Ministry said 163-meter Admiral Vinogradov had warned the US warship of the « unacceptability » of its position, a claim strongly denied by the American Navy.

The Russians say they « threatened a pile-driving maneuver to force the intruder to leave the territorial waters ». .

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, its destroyer of the Pacific Fleet warned the US ship about « the possibility of ramming the intruder out of the territorial waters » via an international communication channel. .

Admiral Vinogradov, who carries anti-submarine missiles, air missiles, torpedoes, rocket launchers and two helicopters, turned to John S.. McCain too.

US officials denied that his 150-foot-long ship was evicted from Russian waters in Peter the Great’s Bay, which includes Vladivostok and which extends to the border with North Korea.

« The Russian Federation’s statement about this mission is wrong, » said a spokesman for the 7th. U.S. Navy Fleet, Lt Joe Keiley.

He said the US would never bow to intimidation or be forced to accept illegitimate maritime claims such as the Russian Federation’s. .

The 7. The Japanese-based US Fleet added that its warship « exercised navigational rights and freedoms near Peter the Great in the Sea of ​​Japan.

“This freedom of navigation) has safeguarded the rights, freedoms and legitimate uses of the sea recognized in international law by calling into question Russia’s excessive maritime claims. ”

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.

10 US Navy sailors died in 2017 when the John S. McCain collided with the Liberian flagged Alnic MC off the coast of Singapore and Malaysia.

The destroyer only returned to service in June and sparked tension in Beijing as it sailed across the South China Sea in October.

Former Chief of Staff of the Russian Navy, Adm. Viktor Kravchenko warned: « The Americans have become absolutely bold.

He said, « This is an obvious injury. Apparently this is U. . S.. . Destroyer conducted reconnaissance. When a foreign ship enters our territorial waters, all of our radars are activated. ”

The US had committed « an act of military aggression » and the destroyer should have been « arrested », he claimed.

In the future, Russia should take more determined measures to prevent this until the invading ship is destroyed, he told 360TV.

The American government « disagrees with Russia’s claim that Peter the Great is an » historic bay « under international law, » as the USSR claimed in 1984.

The statement went on to say, “All of our operations are designed to be conducted in accordance with international law and demonstrate that the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law permits, regardless of Place of excessive maritime demands and independent of current events. ”

Earlier this year, Russia promised to treat any missile fired at it as a nuclear attack, saying it would respond with its own nuclear weapons after the US develops long-range non-nuclear weapons.

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