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The US Navy USA It said in a statement Monday that three destroyers are “USS Donald Cook”, “USS Porter” and “USS Roosevelt”, in addition to the supply ship. USS Supply “entered the Barents Sea on Monday accompanied by the British frigate” HSM Kent “.
The statement noted that the objective of this mission is “to emphasize freedom of navigation and show perfect integration between allies,” stressing that “no American ship” has sailed in the Barents Sea since the mid-1980s.
The US Navy USA He noted in his statement that the Russian Defense Ministry was notified of this flight on May 1, “to avoid misunderstandings, reduce risks and prevent any accidental escalation.”
During an online conference hosted by the Brookings Research Center on Monday, United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper announced that while the epidemic caused by the emerging Corona Virus limits the movements of the U.S. military, U.S. opponents remain a threat.
“We are witnessing an increase in China’s activity in the South China Sea,” Esber said. He added: “We see that the Russians continue to test our air defense in Alaska and the northern border.”
According to Esper, the US military has also stepped up its operations in the Pacific to counter growing Chinese influence in the region.
The Secretary of Defense stated that Admiral Philip Davidson, commander of the military command of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, had “accelerated” operations in the South China Sea.
