WATCH: Russian Warship Nearly Collides With US Navy Ship In Philippine Sea

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The Navy released dramatic footage on Friday of a Russian warship coming dangerously close to an American vessel in the Philippine Sea.

As CNN reported, the Russian ship came within 50 to 100 feet of the American ship. The Russians claimed they had the right of way, according to CNN.

The U.S. Navy called the Russian approach “unsafe and unprofessional.”

“This unsafe action forced Chancellorsville to execute all engines back full and to maneuver to avoid collision,” Navy spokesman Clayton Doss told CNN.

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  1. Снизить скорость! У нас есть ящик 100 долларовых купюр для Трампа.

  2. I am so happy now that other countries respect and fear the US so much…

  3. Funny how much collision sounds like collusion…

    All that’s missing is “u”, Donnie…

  4. Russians charge at American Navy - Navy yields.

    I’m going to go out on a limb, and say Trump will apologize to his boss.

  5. I swear that, when the camera zoomed in on the crew of the Russian ship in the first video, I saw Dana Rohrabacher standing amongst them.

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