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And what's the point of this game?
Tit for tat of some sort, I would say.

the entire incident took place in international waters, making the approach completely legal
Where is the tat that called for the tit.

If all you can focus on is the legality of flying in international waters, you are eithr being a coy little thing or you've clearly missed the point. I suspect the former.

Using your warplanes to buzz another country's warship in international waters is clearly povocative. The question remain's; what's Shirtless Wonder up to.
It all depends on your viewpoint (and here I don't mean mine or yours, I mean the likes of Russia, China and the USA). Geopolitical power posturing. Here's one recent example. (China/USA, not Russia)

South China Sea: Beijing calls US Navy warship's route a 'provocation'

Beijing has accused the United States of threatening its sovereignty in a "deliberate provocation" by sending a US Navy warship through disputed waters in the South China Sea, in a direct challenge to China's territorial claims.

The manoeuvre comes after months of deliberation in Washington and is designed to uphold the principles of freedom of navigation in international waters ...

South China Sea: Beijing calls US Navy warship's route a 'provocation'
I would call that two different things.

One is making a clear point that China's claim of territorial waters in what are long established international waters is illegitimate and will not be recognized. It would be more appropriate to call China's building on the disputed islands as power posturing. The US, any nation for that matter, has a right to sail in international waters. The US is not alone in this; it's just big enough to balance China.

Russia's buzzing a military craft of another country, on the other hand, is a pointless stick in the eye. It is designed to accomplish what...?

Again, what is Vlad the Bad up to here? What is his POV that would call for this kind of provocation?