CaspianNews
Tensions between former Cold War foes have moved to the Barents Sea, where the United States Navy along with the UK have deployed missile destroyers to conduct a bilateral naval anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise.
The Russian National Defense Control Center revealed on Monday that the Russian Northern Fleet had begun monitoring the actions of a NATO naval strike group in the Barents Sea, which directly borders Russia.
For the first time since 1980s, four US Navy ships have sailed into the Barents Sea alongside a frigate from the UK’s Royal Navy to conduct what the US 6th Fleet said to be “maritime security operations in the challenging environmental conditions above the Arctic Circle.” The Navy said it had notified the Russian Defense Ministry of its intention to send ships into the Barents in an attempt to avoid misinterpretation.
