U.S. official : Plan is `` provocative and potentially destabilizing '' That means Russia 's new drills will fly near most of America 's coastline , said Barry Pavel , an international security expert at the Washington-based Atlantic Council think tank . Russia : Patrols could include the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico . The plan was first reported by Russian news agencies on Thursday. Russia sending a message over U.S. actions in Ukraine , analyst says .
U.S. official : Plan is `` provocative and potentially destabilizing '' Russia : Patrols could include the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico . The plan was first reported by Russian news agencies on Thursday. Russia sending a message over U.S. actions in Ukraine , analyst says .