Pentagon accuses Russia of 'unsafe maneuvers' near US Navy ship

On June 17, a Russian military ship conducted "unsafe and unprofessional" exercises right next to two US Navy ships, Reuters reported with reference to a US Department of Defense representative.

The Pentagon accused the Russian warship of moving just over 9 km from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.

According to the data of the representative (who wished to remain anonymous) of the Pentagon, the Russian warship "Neustrashimyi" class moved within 288 meters of the American destroyer Gravely and at a distance of 5 nautical miles (more than 9 km) from the aircraft carrier "Harry Truman" in the Mediterranean Sea.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry accused the crew of the US aircraft carrier Gravely of endangering the Russian patrol ship Yaroslav Mudryi in the vicinity. The actions of the US sailors were a clear violation of international law and the Russian-American agreement, as noted by the ministry.

According to Sputnik