The Russian RFS VIKTOR LEONOV CCB175

The NIKOLAY CHIKER was last seen near Havana.

Russian ships Viktor Leonov and Nikolay Chiker are currently operating in waters that are beyond U.S. territorial seas but near Cuba, the Pentagon announced this week.
The Washington Free Beacon reported:

A Russian intelligence-gathering ship has been operating off the U.S. East Coast and near the Gulf of Mexico for the past month, the Pentagon said Thursday.

“We are aware that the Russian ships Viktor Leonov and Nikolay Chiker are currently operating in waters that are beyond U.S. territorial seas but near Cuba,” said Lt. Col. Tom Crosson, a Pentagon spokesman. “We respect the freedom of all nations, as reflected in international law, to operate military vessels beyond the territorial seas of other nations.”

The Leonov is an intelligence gathering ship outfitted with high-tech electronic spying gear. The Chiker is an ocean-going naval tug that has been accompanying the spy ship on its mission.

Pentagon officials suspect the ships were part of a spying operation since March against the U.S. nuclear missile submarine base at Kings Bay, Ga. and other U.S. military facilities.

This follows the news last week that Putin was flying spy planes over America.

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/04/...gulf-of-mexico/

We have communists, statists and anarchists operating right out in the open in most Gov't agencies - including the WH - so I'll pass on worrying about a few Russian ships off the coast. That almost makes me nostalgic - and longing for the days when our enemies were OUTSIDE our borders (for the most part) and not ruling over us.