Kremlin Says U.S. Submarine Near Pacific islands Chased-Off By Russian Warship

Russian Navy's diesel-electric submarine Rostov-on-Don is escorted by a Turkish Navy Coast Guard boat as it sets sail in the Dardanelles, on its way to the Black Sea, in Canakkale, Turkey February 12, 2022

Daily Mail: Ukraine crisis on the brink: Russia says it caught US submarine in its waters and 'drove it out' while blasting Western 'provocation' as Biden holds phone call with Putin and airlines stop flights to Kiev – hours after invasion warning

* An intelligence report warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to invade Ukraine on Wednesday

* US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke on a call to Russian diplomat Sergei Lavrov to discuss crisis

* This was followed by a called between Biden and Putin, who also spoke to France's Macron earlier in the day * Russian military reported it had caught a US submarine near the Pacific Kuril islands during naval drills

* It comes as he launched military drills in Belarus on Saturday, alongside a major sea drill in the Black Sea

* Growing list of countries urge citizens to leave Ukraine, including Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Belgium

* Many embassies in Kiev, including UK and US, will operate skeleton crews as majority of staff told to evacuate

The Russian military said today it caught a US submarine in its far-east waters and drove it out with 'appropriate means' after the vessel ignored a Russian request to leave, Interfax news agency has reported.

The encounter came as Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden held a high-stakes phone call, as a tense world watched and worried that a Russian invasion of Ukraine could begin as soon as Wednesday.

Biden warned his Kremlin counterpart that the United States 'will respond decisively and impose swift and severe costs on Russia' should it invade Ukraine, but the call brought no major change in the standoff over Russian troops massing near Ukraine, a senior US official said.

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Kremlin Says U.S. Submarine Near Pacific islands Chased-Off By Russian Warship

Russia says US submarine violated its waters in far east -- Reuters

US nuclear submarine violates Russian waters – Defense Ministry -- RT

"Appropriate means" used against US submarine in Russian waters - defense ministry -- TASS

Russia hands note to US military attache over submarine incident near Kuril Islands -- TASS

Russian warship chases off U.S. submarine near Pacific islands, Moscow says -- CBS/AFP

U.S. Is Denying These Russian Claims (/See Below)

Navy disputes Russia’s claims that it chased a US sub out of its waters -- AP

US submarine did not enter Russian territorial waters, the Pentagon says -- TASS

U.S. military did not carry out operations in Russian territorial waters- spokesman -- Reuters

Pentagon Denies Moscow's Claim That U.S. Submarine Entered Russian Waters Near Kurile Islands -- RFE