Moscow: Russian aircraft that flew within metres of a US warship in international waters of the Baltic Sea was observing all required safety measures, the defence ministry said yesterday, expressing astonishment at the &ldquo;sore reaction&rdquo; from Washington.
<img title="A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft, that flew over the USS Donald Cook. Pic/AFP" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/apr/Russian-Sukhoi.jpg" alt="A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft, that flew over the USS Donald Cook. Pic/AFP" />A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft, that flew over the USS Donald Cook. Pic/AFP
Washington yesterday criticised the manoeuvre, which was caught on camera. &ldquo;Su-24 planes were conducting test flights in the area and &ldquo;having observed the ship, turned away in observance of all safety measures,&rdquo; the defence ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.
&ldquo;Frankly speaking, we don&rsquo;t understand such a sore reaction from our US colleagues,&rdquo; the statement added. &ldquo;With the US Navy destroyer in operational proximity of the Russian navy&rsquo;s Baltic fleet base, the principle of its free sea navigation does not negate the principle of free air navigation of Russian planes,&rdquo; it said.

Russian aircraft that flew within metres of a US warship in international waters of the Baltic Sea was observing all required safety measures, the defence ministry said yesterday, expressing astonishment at the &ldquo;sore reaction&rdquo; from Washington

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