Moscow: Russia has alleged that the US Navy is constantly trying to infiltrate its territorial waters. Russia has said it will destroy an American ship entering its waters. Russia claims that its warship chased a U.S. Navy destroyer that entered its territory in the Sea of Japan. The U.S. Navy destroyer is named the USS John S. McCain.
According to an RT report, Russia alleges that the USS John S. McCain moved within two kilometers of the Peter the Great Gulf. Russia says it warned to destroy the ship, after which it left its territory. However, the U.S. Navy has denied any wrongdoing and said its ship was not asked to leave. The incident took place in the Sea of Japan on Tuesday. This region is also known as East Sea. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Admiral Vinogradov, the destroyer of its Pacific Fleet, warned the U.S. ship via the International Communications Channel.
The threat stated that “force may be used to expel an intruder from its territorial waters.” Lt. Joe Kelly, a spokesman for the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet, responded to the claim by saying, “Russia is misrepresenting. The USS John S. McCain was not asked by any country to leave its territory.” “The United States will never accept illegal claims over maritime boundaries, as Russia did in this case,” he said.
The US also provoked China
In the US presidential election, politics has once again come to a head between Beijing and Washington. U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has assured the support of Vietnam and the Philippines against China. Politics has heated up over his support. China has reacted sharply to this support. China has said the US move is provoking the Cold War. Although President Donald Trump has lost since the US presidential election, there has been no change in his foreign policy and anti-China stance.
According to the South China Morning Post, the Chinese embassy in Manila has issued a strong statement. He has said that the statement made by the US National Security Adviser on the Philippines could increase the trouble in the South China Sea. The U.S. move is expected to widen the rift between the Philippines and China. This would pose a Cold War threat to the region. The Chinese ambassador said that the US should stop its intervention in South China.
