Tensions between Russia and the UK ran high recently when Moscow said its navy had fired warning shots at a British warship to chase it out of Black Sea waters off the coast of Crimea.
Russia said the British navy ship violated its territorial waters. The UK rejected Moscow's account of the incident and said the ship was making "an innocent passage through Ukrainian territorial waters in accordance with international law."
On Wednesday, Putin said it was a "provocation" and was done to test Russia's military response.
"[But] even if we had sunk the British destroyer near Crimea it is unlikely that the world would have been on the verge of World War III," he said.
Putin also claimed that a US reconnaissance aircraft was operating in sync with the British destroyer at the time of the incident. He added that Moscow was aware of the US intentions and responded accordingly to avoid revealing sensitive data.
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. However, many nations worldwide do not recognize the annexation and consider the region to be part of Ukrainian territory.

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