KYIV, Ukraine—A task force of U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers conducted air combat exercises Monday across Europe. That same day, Russia announced it had deployed supersonic, long-range Tu-22M3 bombers to Crimea, the Ukrainian territory that Russia invaded and seized in March 2014.
The parallel timing of the
moves highlights how the ongoing war in Ukraine has
rattled the relationship between U.S. and Russian military forces in Europe,
spurring both camps to conduct exercises more frequently and deploy their
forces closer to each other.
Mutual distrust is increasing—so is the danger of an
accidental conflict, experts say.
“While a direct military conflict between Russia … and the …read more
Source: The Daily Signal
