US and Russia face off: Aircraft carriers deployed...
The US Navy has announced that it has deployed warships and aircraft to the region after a Russian naval fleet visiting Cuba approached within 50 kilometers of the southern coast of Florida. Three destroyers and one submarine reconnaissance aircraft will be stationed.
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In a statement made to the Miami Herald newspaper by the US Northern Command (NORTHCOM), it was reported that 3 destroyers and 1 submarine reconnaissance aircraft have been deployed in the region to monitor the Russian fleet.
RUSSIAN NAVY APPROACHES WITHIN 50 KILOMETERS
The statement noted that the US is not concerned about the presence and activities of the Russian fleet in the region, but that the deployment of US warships for monitoring was authorized because the fleet approached within approximately 50 kilometers of the southern Florida coast.
'WE ARE MONITORING RUSSIAN SHIPS'
In the NORTHCOM statement, it was stated, "In accordance with standard procedures, we are actively monitoring Russian ships transiting the Atlantic Ocean in international waters. Russia's deployment in the region is part of routine naval activities that do not pose a direct threat or concern to the US."
In a statement made by the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 6, it was reported that 3 ships and 1 nuclear submarine from Russia would visit the port in the capital, Havana.
Pointing to the historical friendship between Cuba and the Russian Federation, the statement said, "None of the ships are nuclear weapon carriers, so their stop in our country does not pose a threat to the region. Such visits by countries with which we have friendship and cooperation are a historical practice."
WHAT HAPPENED?
Four Russian warships, including a nuclear submarine, have arrived in Havana, the capital of Cuba.
The Russian Navy's Yasen-class nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Kazan, the frigate Admiral Gorshkov, the oil tanker Akademik Pashin, and the tugboat Nikolay Chiker arrived in Havana, Cuba. The Russian ships are expected to remain in Havana until June 17.
In a statement made by Cuba last week, it was stated that the visit in question was a standard practice carried out by naval vessels of countries friendly to Cuba, and it was conveyed that the ships were not carrying nuclear weapons.
In a statement made by the Russian Ministry of Defense yesterday, it was stated that the frigate and the submarine conducted a missile exercise in the Atlantic Ocean while en route to Cuba.