俄羅斯軍機近距離飛越美國驅逐艦

The U.S. expressed concern over Russian military aircraft flying apparent simulated attack passes near a U.S. destroyer in the Baltic Sea over the course of two days this week.

俄羅斯軍機本週兩天近距離飛越波羅的海的一艘美國驅逐艦並進行模擬攻擊飛行，美國對此表示關注。

The U.S. says two Russian attack aircraft flew around 20 passes near the USS Donald Cook while the ship was in international waters.

美國說，兩架俄羅斯攻擊機在位於國際水域的美國驅逐艦唐納德·庫克號附近進行了約20次飛越。

"There have been repeated incidents over the last year where the Russian military, including Russian military aircraft, have come close enough to each other - or have come close enough to other air and sea traffic - to raise serious safety concerns. And we continue to be concerned about this behavior," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said.

白宮發言人歐內斯特說：“過去一年屢次發生這類事件，俄羅斯軍方，包括俄羅斯軍機，在行動中相隔距離過近，或在空中和海上過於靠近其它國家的海空運輸，引發嚴重的安全問題，我們繼續對這種行爲表示關注。”

The Donald Cook had just come from a port visit in Gdynia, Poland, when the flyovers occurred. It was headed out to sea with a Polish helicopter on board.

飛越事件發生時，唐納德·庫克號剛剛結束對波蘭港口格丁尼亞的訪問後駛離，當時船上停有一架波蘭直升機。

NATO has been asked to provide a permanent presence of battalion-sized deployments of allied troops in the Baltic States. Moscow denies any intention to attack the Baltic states.

北約一直被要求在波羅的海國家長期部署營級編制部隊。莫斯科否認有任何攻擊波羅的海國家的意圖。