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such decision would, however, be taken only at the "highest
level", Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, deputy head of the main
operational department of the General Staff, was quoted as
saying.
The comment came two days after Moscow said a Russian naval
vessel had chased away a U.S. submarine in Russian waters in the
Pacific. The United States denied it had carried out military
operations in Russian territorial waters.
Tensions between the two countries are running high, with
Washington warning that Russia could attack Ukraine at any time.
Moscow denies any such intention, despite massing more than
100,000 troops near Ukraine's borders, and has accused Western
governments of hysteria.
Interfax quoted Gadzhimagomedov as saying Russia was able to
adequately counter the U.S. fleet in the Black and Baltic Seas
but did not have enough ships and plans to do so in the far east
at the moment.
All of Russia's military fleets have been carrying out exercises
in recent weeks across vast areas including parts of the
Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Mediterranean.
(Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Writing by Alexander Marrow and
Mark Trevelyan)
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