Columnist Pat Buchanan asked, “What would we do if a Russian ship was sitting off Pensacola, Florida, you think some Navy guy might buzz that?” During a discussion of Russia buzzing US ships in the Baltic Sea on Friday’s “McLaughlin
On Sunday, U.S. officials revealed another incident involving Russian pilots acting in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner over the Baltic Sea. This time, a Russian fighter intercepted a U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane, coming within fifty feet of the American aircraft before executing a barrel roll over it.
The US military shooting down a Russian warplane that flew close to an American warship in the Baltic Sea could have been justified, says Secretary of State John Kerry.
The U.S. Navy reports that the destroyer USS Donald Cook “encountered multiple, aggressive flight maneuvers by Russian aircraft that were performed within close proximity of the ship,” while operating in the international waters of the Baltic Sea.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization held a major training exercise in the Baltic Sea, near Russian borders, in the midst of rising tensions between Vladimir Putin and NATO leadership.
Sweden’s military confirmed that a citizen spotted an unknown submarine off the coast of Stockholm on October 31. The government did not confirm the submarine’s nationality, but authorities believe it belonged to Russia.
