Russian General On Recent Incidents Involving Russian Warplanes And U.S. Ships And Planes: ' We Do Not Send Memos'

Russian Sukhoi SU-24 attack aircraft makes low pass close to the U.S. guided missile destroyer USS Donald Cook in the Baltic Sea. Reuters

Russia Beyond The Headlines: Russian general: ‘We never send notes to the U.S. State Department’

General Pyotr Deinekin, former chief of the Russian air force, talks about the latest incidents involving Russian warplanes and U.S. ships and aircraft.

Two incidents involving Russian aircraft have occurred in the Baltic Sea over the last week. First, two Russian Su-24 bombers flew close to the destroyer U.S.S. Donald Cook, and later a Su-27 jet intercepted an American RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft.

After the first incident, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said – citing the "rules of engagement" – that the Russian aircraft could have been shot down. After the second, the Pentagon spokesman said that the "unsafe and unprofessional actions" by the Russian pilot had the potential to "escalate tensions between the two countries."

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