Russian Fighter Jets Warn U.S. Destroyer To Not Approach Russian Waters

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Sputnik News: Russian Jets Force US Navy Destroyer Away From Territorial Waters

Russian Navy jets forced a US Navy ship into the eastern Black Sea after it was noticed heading into Russia's territorial waters.

Russian Navy Su-24 jets forced US Navy destroyer USS Ross to go into neutral waters in the Black Sea, a source in Crimea's security forces told RIA Novosti.

The US Navy ship was noticed heading directly toward Russian waters after leaving the Romanian port of Costanta. The incident comes on the same day as fugitive Georgian ex-leader Mikheil Saakashvili's appointment as governor of Ukraine's Black Sea-bordering Odessa region.

Update: Russian aircraft head off U.S. destroyer in Black Sea: RIA -- Reuters

WNU Editor: The international game of "cat and mouse" continues.