WATCH: Russian Warship ‘Aggressively’ Approaches American Destroyer In North Arabian Sea

The U.S. Navy’s Middle East-based fleet revealed Friday that a Russian warship “aggressively approached” the USS Farragut destroyer in the North Arabian Sea on Thursday, initially refusing to respond to the destroyer’s warning signals in an action that “increased the risk of collision.”

“On Thursday, Jan. 9, while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea, USS Farragut was aggressively approached by a Russian Navy ship,” the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet stated in a series of tweets Friday that include video of the encounter.