US Navy commented on the incident with the destroyer Chafee in the Sea of ​​Japan

"The statement of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the interaction of our two ships of the Navy does not correspond to reality," the press service of the US Pacific Fleet said in a statement.

It is noted that all Chafee actions were carried out in full legitimacy with international law.

“The United States will continue to fly, sail and operate where permitted by international law,” the text summarizes.

Earlier it became known that the American destroyer Chafee tried to violate the Russian border in the Sea of ​​Japan.

Later, RT reported that the Russian Navy ship "Admiral Tributs" thwarted an attempt by a US destroyer to violate the Russian state border in the Sea of ​​Japan.