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Analysis: Russian aircraft buzz US warships and the Ukraine connection

The Ukraine negotiations must not be going well for Russia.

Nathan Smith
Thu, 14 Apr 2016

Two Russian Su-24 fighter jets made extremely close passes over a US naval ship operating in international waters in the Baltic Sea this week.

The jets made 11 simulated attack passes near the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook, coming so close to the ship that they caused waves in the water

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Nathan Smith
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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