A Russian Navy ship aggressively approached the USS Farragut and took a disturbingly long time to back off to the legal distance in open waters.  It may be a sign that Vladimir Putin, whose economy is suffering because of Trump's actions, is hoping to destabilize the Trump presidency.

On its official Twitter feed, the United States Navy 5th Fleet posted a series of tweets informing the world that, while it was in international waters, a Russian ship approached it aggressively and backed off only reluctantly:

On Thursday, Jan. 9, while conducting routine operations in the North Arabian Sea, USS Farragut (DDG 99) was aggressively approached by a Russian Navy ship. pic.twitter.com/SCVyTINNqe

— U.S. 5th Fleet (@US5thFleet) January 10, 2020

Farragut sounded five short blasts, the international maritime signal for danger of a collision, and requested the Russian ship alter course in accordance with international rules of the road. pic.twitter.com/OGCeAGKOy3

— U.S. 5th Fleet (@US5thFleet) January 10, 2020

The Russian ship initially refused but ultimately altered course and the two ships opened distance from one another.

— U.S. 5th Fleet (@US5thFleet) January 10, 2020

While the Russian ship took action, the initial delay in complying with international rules while it was making an aggressive approach increased the risk of collision.

The U.S. Navy continues to remain vigilant and is trained to act in a professional manner.

— U.S. 5th Fleet (@US5thFleet) January 10, 2020

Although Progressives never tire of making obscene jokes about President Trump being subordinate to President Putin, or being in league with Putin, the reality is that Trump has proven to be a nightmare for Putin.  In an American Thinker article only a year into Trump's presidency, Daniel Ashman detailed 12 ways in which Trump was causing stress to Russia.  These included competing with Russia's energy sector, rejecting the economy-hampering Paris Accord, allowing American companies to export liquefied natural gas, selling defensive weapons to Poland and Ukraine, taking a hawkish stance against Russian allies such as North Korea and Venezuela, sanctioning Russia, and strengthening the American military.

To those not blinded by Trump Derangement Syndrome, it was always obvious that Hillary would have been a more agreeable President from Putin's point of view.  She would have been a continuation of the Obama policies toward Russia, policies that included refusing to sell arms to Ukraine and Poland, sitting by the sidelines when Russia invaded Ukraine, handing foreign influence over Syria to Putin, and generally being "more flexible."  Hillary, meanwhile, made bank off Russia and, through her campaign's law firm, worked with Russia to create a false dossier with damaging information about then-candidate Trump.

It's in Putin's interest to get Trump out of the White House.  He knows that no matter how much Democrats are currently casting Russia as the world's great evil, this is all theater to fight Trump.  If Trump is booted from the White House, it's reasonable to believe that Democrats will resume their decades-long love affair with Russia.

For that reason, it's entirely possible that the Russian ship's aggression is meant to create more problems for President Trump, even as he's dealing with the faux impeachment and the real problem with Iran.