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 by AFP Staff Writers Washington (AFP) Feb 10, 2022
The US Air Force announced Thursday a set of B-52 strategic bombers had landed in Britain for scheduled NATO exercises, amid heightened tensions between the bloc and Russia over Ukraine. The North Dakota-based aircraft, support equipment, and personnel touched down at a Royal Air Force base 150 kilometers (90 miles) west of London, in Fairford, England, the command of US Air Forces in Europe said in a statement. It did not specify how many US aircraft would be participating in the exercises. The statement explained that the "long-planned" Bomber Task Force mission aims to improve "cooperation and operational capacity, capability and interoperability" among allies. "Bomber rotations reinforce the US commitment to NATO allies and coalition partners to maintain our collective safety and sovereignty," it added. The deployment comes amid fears that Russia is planning to invade its pro-Western neighbor Ukraine, with ten of thousands of Russian troops mobilized along the border. The US Navy meanwhile said Thursday that four of its destroyers had deployed last month to take part in exercises in the zone covered by the Sixth Fleet, which includes the Mediterranean. Russia also said Thursday that four of its warships had arrived off the Crimean peninsula for upcoming exercises in the Black Sea, off the southern coast of Ukraine.
Russian forces around Ukraine now 'north of 100,000': Pentagon Washington (AFP) Feb 9, 2022 Russia continues to build up its forces along the border with Ukraine and has now deployed "north of 100,000" troops, the Pentagon said Wednesday. "We have continued to see even over the last 24 hours additional capabilities flow from elsewhere in Russia to that border with Ukraine and Belarus," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. "We're not going to get into providing specific numbers but the numbers continue to grow," he said. Referring to Russian leader Vladimir Putin, Kirby said "we main ... read more
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