Moscow. October 15th. INTERFAX - The crew of the USS Chafee has grossly violated international rules by attempting to cross the Russian border in the Sea of Japan, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"The actions of the crew of the US Navy destroyer Chafee are a gross violation of the International Rules for Preventing Collisions at Sea and the Russian-American intergovernmental agreement on the prevention of incidents on the high seas and in the airspace above it of 1972," the Russian Defense Ministry said.
The ministry noted that the crew of the Russian ship Admiral Tributs warned via an international communication channel about the inadmissibility of such actions, and also notified the US destroyer that it was in an area closed to navigation due to artillery firing exercises.
As Interfax reported, the Russian-Chinese naval exercise "Maritime Interaction-2021" is taking place in the Sea of Japan from October 14 to 17. The Russian Navy is represented by warships and support vessels of the Pacific Fleet: the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Panteleev, the corvettes of Project 20380 Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov and Loud, two base minesweepers, the submarine of Project 877 Ust-Bolsheretsk, as well as a missile boat and a rescue tug.
On June 23, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian military and border guards opened warning fire on the course of the British destroyer Defender, which violated the Russian border in the Black Sea near Cape Fiolent (Crimea).
Russia will not allow provocations like the one committed by the British destroyer Defender, a harsh reaction will follow, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Mikhail Popov said on July 14.
