Russia Provokes US On The High Seas, Almost Rams US Destroyer

Russian Frigate Yaroslav Mudry repeatedly passed within unsafe distances June 17 of USS Gravely in the Eastern Mediterranean, at one point risking a collision. Russia denied provoking the U.S., alleging the Gravely was the ship at fault. U.S. officials confirmed to Reuters the Russian frigate “repeatedly crossed the stern of USS Gravely at close proximity” and…