It was not clear specifically where Russia claimed the incident took place, but part of the Kuril Islands chain is claimed by Japan and the territorial dispute over some of the islands dates back to the time when the then-Soviet Union seized them at the end of World War Two.

left Russian territorial waters at maximum speed,' the Defence Ministry was quoted as saying. submarine's crew, leading the Russian frigate to take unspecified action to make it leave. It said the order was ignored by the U.S. The submarine was spotted near the Kuril Islands early on Saturday as Russia was conducting naval exercises with its Pacific Fleet and it was ordered to surface immediately, the Russian ministry was quoted as saying. The crew of the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate used 'corresponding means' to make the submarine leave Russian waters, the Russian Defence Ministry was quoted as saying.

It is common for the United States to monitor military activity being carried out by other countries without having to enter their territorial waters. 'I will not comment on the precise location of our submarines but we do fly, sail, and operate safely in international waters,' the statement added. 'There is no truth to the Russian claims of our operations in their territorial waters,' Captain Kyle Raines, a U.S. submarine in Russian waters in the Pacific after the submarine ignored the ship's orders to surface. Interfax news agency cited the Russian Defence Ministry as saying a Russian naval vessel chased away a U.S. Russia accused Washington of breaking international law and creating a national security threat over the incident at a time of high tensions between Moscow and Washington over a Russian military buildup near Ukraine. submarine in Russian waters in the Pacific. MOSCOW/WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The United States on Saturday denied that it had carried out military operations in Russian territorial waters, after Moscow said a Russian naval vessel chased away a U.S.

Russian submarine off east coast 2022