Moscow says a Russian warship is chasing a US submarine near the Pacific Islands

Moscow said on Saturday that a Russian anti-submarine destroyer chased a US submarine near the Kuril Islands, forcing it to leave the country’s territorial waters. Tensions over Ukraine.

Asked by AFP for comment, a Pentagon spokesman said: “We are aware of press reports about an alleged naval incident in the Pacific Ocean. We cannot confirm the details of these reports at this time.”

On Saturday, a senior administration official said they had no additional information about the alleged incident.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that during the planned military exercises, the destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov discovered a US Navy Virginia-class submarine in Russian territorial waters near the Kuril Islands in the North Pacific.

When the submarine ignored requests to surface, the frigate’s crew used “appropriate means” and the US submarine departed at full speed, the ministry said, without providing further details.

The ministry also said it had summoned the US defense attache in Moscow over the incident.

“In connection with the violation of the state border with the Russian Federation by a US Navy submarine, the Defense Attache at the US Embassy in Moscow has been summoned to the Russian Ministry of Defense,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The Kurils, located north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido, have been under the control of Moscow since they were occupied by Soviet forces in the closing days of World War II. The accident occurred near Kuril Island in Europe.

It came amid escalating tensions between Russia and the West that have seen Moscow encircle Ukraine on three sides with more than 100,000 troops, with Washington warning that a full-scale invasion could begin “any day”.

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On Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced the allegations as a “provocation”.

US President Joe Biden warned Putin On Saturday, the United States said the United States would “respond decisively and impose rapid and heavy costs” in the event of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The warning comes as US officials say a Russian invasion may begin.At what time. “

With Russia’s military build-up escalating on Ukraine’s border, Biden asserted in a phone call with Putin that an invasion “will result in widespread human suffering and lower Russia’s prestige.”

The US State Department has Command Non-emergency staff to leave the US Embassy in Kiev, Ukraine.

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