Part of a Pattern: Russian Jets Buzz U.S. Destroyer

Russia on Thursday may have dismissed concerns over its fighter jets flying dangerously close to a U.S. Navy destroyer in the Baltic Sea this week, but experts and U.S. officials say the move must be seen in context as another in a long line of warning shots about Russian power.

Beyond just a solitary, splashy episode, the Russian jets buzzing the USS Donald Cook are part of a pattern of aggressive Russian behavior in this sphere, Hudson Institute research fellow Hannah Thoburn told The Cipher Brief.

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