There's a Russian spy ship hanging out off the East Coast

Source: Salon

Wednesday, Feb 15, 2017 10:50 AM EST

A Russian spy ship has moved 40 miles closer to the U.S. shore, and is now sitting 30 miles off the coast of Groton, Connecticut, according to a report by Fox News.

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Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat, has challenged the ship’s actions on Twitter.

"Russia is acting like it has a permission slip to expand influence, test limits of reach. Questions are obvious: does it, and if so, why?"

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This is the latest in a series of military escalations from Russia since national security adviser Michael T. Flynn was compelled to resign on Tuesday. Flynn had well-known ties to the regime of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, although it is unclear whether there is any connection between Flynn’s resignation and the recent escalations.

The other escalations include the deployment of a cruise missile in violation of a treaty that helped end the Cold War, carrying out flights near a Navy warship, and sending a spy ship off the coast of Delaware.

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