Russian ships watch as US carrier group operates with NATO allies in Mediterranean

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 Russian ships watch as US carrier group operates with NATO allies in Mediterranean
by Alison Bath
• Stars and Stripes • February 3, 2022
 

ABOARD THE USS HARRY S. TRUMAN — U.S. and NATO officials said that the Russian military was shadowing U.S. ships participating in a multinational exercise in the Adriatic Sea, adding that “outside observance” wasn’t unusual and not necessarily related to rising tensions over Ukraine.

The comments Wednesday came as the U.S. announced that it will send 3,000 more troops to Europe to bolster NATO allies amid concerns that more than 100,000 Russian troops positioned along Ukraine’s borders will invade the country.

The Guardian newspaper and other media outlets also reported that six amphibious Russian warships from the Baltic Sea sailed into the Mediterranean Sea last week.

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