"Russians are building up military power and are provocative" - US Navy Admiral
With his words, he sees more and more Russian ships, submarines and airplanes in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, as well as in the Baltic, Black and Mediterranean Seas, constantly monitors the statements and actions of Russians, "escalating the situation in this region."
At the same time, the 6 fleet of the USA, which it oversees, has at its disposal on a regular basis "only four destroyers, two expeditionary vehicles and a command ship." Foggo literally requires more.
As he explained, in 2018 he managed to get the AUG to carry out combat deployment in European waters for the first time in many years. Then, airborne forces acted here, and did not spend all their time in the Middle East, participating in the operations of the 5th fleet.
- notes Foggo.
“Russians surround”
However, it is now becoming increasingly difficult to convince the Joint Staff to “send limited fleet resources to this corner of the world,” the military complains, indicating that a lack of strength causes the "subordinates" to become tired. For example, the 6 fleet spends 125 days a year in the Black Sea, as many as NATO ships.
- said Foggo.
According to him, the Russians built a powerful zone of "access ban" by "militarizing Kaliningrad" by deploying numerous systems "that allow you to aim at NATO troops while they are in the Baltic states." They did the same in Crimea, threatening US forces and the alliance in the Black Sea. Things are not better in Syria.
- said the admiral, noting that as an adequate response, it is necessary to immediately begin to strengthen regional forces as a deterrent.
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