December 05, 2024
Russian Naval Exercises in Eastern Mediterranean
Timothy Birdnow
Russia is about to engage in a major naval exercise in the eastern Mediterranean and Russia's Defense Minister called the U.S. government to warn them about it.
This was entirely predictable after Syrian rebels seized control of Aleppo, Syria's second largest city.
Syria is a close Russian ally and provides the Russian navy with a warm-water port with access to the Mediterranean. Otherwise the Russian fleet would have to sail from the Black Sea and face possible hostile actions on the Bosporus and Dardenelles.
The Russians can ill-afford to lose Assad and his Baathist party control of Syria. The rebel coalition would probably not be very friendly to them.
From Yahoo News:
The call between Chief of Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov and US Ch airman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, which was initiated by Gerasimov, occurred November 27.
On Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had launched hypersonic missiles and cruise missiles as part of an exercise in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Russian frigates, Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov and Admiral Golovko, fired Tsirkon hypersonic missiles as part of the exercise, which included the Russian Navy and Aerospace Forces. The submarine Novorossiysk launched Kalibr cruise missiles at a naval target, according to the ministry.
The exercise involved more than 1,000 troops; 10 ships; and 24 aircraft, including MiG-31 fighter jets armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, the ministry said.
Gerasimov did not explicitly mention the launch of hypersonic missiles in the call, according to the US official.
The US currently has two destroyers operating in the Mediterranean Sea, the USS Bulkeley and the USS Arleigh Burke, according to a spokesman for the Navy.
The New York Times was first to report on the call between Gerasimov and Brown.
This was the first call between Gerasimov and Brown since Brown became Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman more than one year ago. An official readout of the discussion normally follows calls between Brown and his military counterparts, but the Russians asked not to do so in this case.
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This call was to avoid any serious engagement between the Russian navy and the American in the regions, to avoid misunderstandings, but it also was intended to send us a big message.
This could easily spiral out of control.
Russia is about to engage in a major naval exercise in the eastern Mediterranean and Russia's Defense Minister called the U.S. government to warn them about it.
This was entirely predictable after Syrian rebels seized control of Aleppo, Syria's second largest city.
Syria is a close Russian ally and provides the Russian navy with a warm-water port with access to the Mediterranean. Otherwise the Russian fleet would have to sail from the Black Sea and face possible hostile actions on the Bosporus and Dardenelles.
The Russians can ill-afford to lose Assad and his Baathist party control of Syria. The rebel coalition would probably not be very friendly to them.
From Yahoo News:
The call between Chief of Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov and US Ch airman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, which was initiated by Gerasimov, occurred November 27.
On Tuesday, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had launched hypersonic missiles and cruise missiles as part of an exercise in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Russian frigates, Admiral of the Soviet Union Fleet Gorshkov and Admiral Golovko, fired Tsirkon hypersonic missiles as part of the exercise, which included the Russian Navy and Aerospace Forces. The submarine Novorossiysk launched Kalibr cruise missiles at a naval target, according to the ministry.
The exercise involved more than 1,000 troops; 10 ships; and 24 aircraft, including MiG-31 fighter jets armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, the ministry said.
Gerasimov did not explicitly mention the launch of hypersonic missiles in the call, according to the US official.
The US currently has two destroyers operating in the Mediterranean Sea, the USS Bulkeley and the USS Arleigh Burke, according to a spokesman for the Navy.
The New York Times was first to report on the call between Gerasimov and Brown.
This was the first call between Gerasimov and Brown since Brown became Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman more than one year ago. An official readout of the discussion normally follows calls between Brown and his military counterparts, but the Russians asked not to do so in this case.
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This call was to avoid any serious engagement between the Russian navy and the American in the regions, to avoid misunderstandings, but it also was intended to send us a big message.
This could easily spiral out of control.
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It certainly could. I'm glad we were warned, though it won't help with Sleepy Joe in charge. With Trump paying attention, let's see...
Posted by: Dana Mathewson at December 06, 2024 01:22 AM (ys6Rn)
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Agreed. We cannot get Trump in office fast enough.
Posted by: Timothy Birdnow at December 06, 2024 08:12 AM (IuYFb)
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