US Navy Destroyer Takes on Russian Forces in Pacific
Posted on AllSides November 27th, 2020
From The Right
A U.S. Navy destroyer took on Russian forces on Tuesday in a direct challenge to Moscow's territorial claims in the Pacific.
Dispatched from a Navy base in Japan, the USS John McCain set out for Peter the Great Bay in the Western Pacific to combat Russia's "excessive maritime claims," according to a statement from the Navy.
As it conducted the freedom of navigation exercise, a Russian warship confronted the McCain and threatened to ram the American ship if it refused to change course. Moscow maintains that after this warning,...