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During the provocation of the British destroyer Defender 23. In June, an American ship was nearby, which retreated as soon as Russia responded to the disruption of Russia's maritime borders by the British, said in an interview with the “apostrophe” the rank of Captain 1 of the US Navy NATO Representative in the Russian Federation Harry Tabakh.
He stressed that the Dutch ship did not turn off the course after the British destroyer, but the American ship turned around and left for fear of getting into an unpleasant story. “I don't believe it's an accident.” I don't believe that the captain of the American ship was afraid, it can't be, it was an order to leave, “Tabakh remarked.
The military recalled that something similar had happened before the summit with the participation of Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin – then it was left by two American ships that entered the Black Sea. It should be noted that the Tabakh regularly criticizes the Biden administration for its “too soft” policy towards Russia.
Recall that after the Defender entered Russian territorial waters, a warning fire was launched on the destroyer and then on the Su -24 dropped several nearby high-explosive bombs – only then the British ship retreated.