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Moscow (CNN)The US military has released several photos of what it says were Russian fighter jets “buzzing” the deck of a US warship in the Black Sea last week.
The images of SU-24 fighter jets off the bow of the American guided missile destroyer USS Porter emerged as the commander of the US military arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, to meet with his Russian counterpart.
Part of the increase is due to Russia’s ongoing military operations in Syria, which borders NATO member state Turkey.
In November 2015, the Turkish military shot down a Russian warplane that was bombing targets along the Syrian-Turkish border. A Russian pilot was killed in the incident.
The Russian military also periodically announces incidents when Russian warplanes intercept US and NATO aircraft approaching Russian airspace.
On Thursday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joe Dunford is scheduled to meet with Chief of the Russian General Staff Gen. Valeriy Gerasimov in the capital of Azerbaijan.
Among the topics of discussion, according to a Pentagon statement, is “clear military-to-military communication to prevent miscalculation and potential crises.”
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