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(Opinion) Putin's Russia Defies Simple Interpretation
2016-04-15 09:31:31 source:Global Times
April 15, 2016
"Russian President Vladimir Putin has become the focus of global
attention again Thursday by holding his annual live call-in session.
Just one day before, the Pentagon released a video of Russian warplanes
flying close to a US guided missile destroyer, an act described as a' simulated attack' by the US.
According to the Pentagon, Russian aircraft buzzed the USS Donald Cook
as the guided missile destroyer was conducting flight operations with a
Polish helicopter in the Baltic Sea Monday and Tuesday. At one point
the jets were as close as nine meters. The US has accused the Russian
military of being unprofessional.
The Russian pilots have
demonstrated high professional skills to conduct such extremely
dangerous maneuvers. The US military, which intends to provoke Russia in
the Baltic Sea, was humiliated by its Russian counterpart instead. The
US must feel furious."
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