Why did Russian military jets buzz a US destroyer in the Black Sea ... ?

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5. giving Trump some ez ways to "stand up to Russia" or whatever

right now the big story is how the Russians (may have) compromised our national government at the highest levels

Trump is going to need to do something about this to save his presidency, and idiot or not he does represent a significant asset involving significant resource investment for Putin.

if i were Putin i'd do a few ... errr... "uncomfortable" things that i don't mind walking back to help Trump look stronger

after strenuous "netotiations" Putin can
apologize for the flyby
withdraw the spy ship
cancel some future cruise missile tests
no big loss, maybe even saves some $$$
and Trump can claim that YUGE diplomatic victory over Russia he needs to help rescue his hopelessly degenerate presidency

that's how i see it playing out