Russia Jabs US With Largest Pacific Military Exercise Since Cold War Just Before Biden-Putin Summit
Russia conducted what officials said was its largest exercise in the Pacific Ocean since the Cold War days before President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday in Geneva. The exercise took place…
Russia conducted what officials said was its largest exercise in the Pacific Ocean since the Cold War days before President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday in Geneva.
The exercise took place about 400 miles west of Hawaii and included a variety of warships, anti-submarine aircraft, fighter jets and long-range bombers, according to Civil Beat.
U.S. Military officials confirmed an “irregular air patrol” of three F-22 fighter jets Sunday was in response to Russian bombers moving close to American air space.
The Russian warplanes did not enter Hawaii’s air space, and the jets later returned to the base in Honolulu.
“U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is monitoring the Russian vessels operating in international waters in the Western Pacific,” Capt. Mike Kafka told Civil Beat.