U.S. official : Plan is ` ` provocative and potentially destabilizing '' Russia : Plan could include the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico . That would bring the operation close to Russian territorial waters . Also sending a message over U.S. actions in Afghanistan , analyst said .
U.S. official : Plan is `` provocative and potentially destabilizing '' Russia : Patrols could include the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico . That would bring the flights close to U.S. territorial waters . Russia sending a message over U.S. actions in Ukraine , analyst says .