Russia presented Washington with a strong protest over a US destroyer’s entering into Russian territorial waters on November 24.
“The Russian foreign ministry declares strong protest over this incident. We consider it as a blatant provocation geared to break down peace and good order,” the Russian foreign ministry statement said. It charged that the US warship had violated Russia’s maritime border “with an aim of challenging the legal status of the Peter the Great Bay. Washington is well aware of Russia’s position concerning these waters that are internal waters of our country covered by Russia’s sovereignty. Attempts to claim otherwise are inadmissible,” the ministry stressed.
