NATO – Russia: There are more warships in the Mediterranean than there are fishing boats
The United States seeks dominance over the Mediterranean Sea as tensions with Moscow rise. NATO and Russia have strengthened their forces in the region to the most significant level in a generation.
Thibault Lavernhe, regional communications officer for the French army in the Mediterranean, said : “ Ukraine has changed things. The Americans are back. This has not been the case since the Cold War “.
He added: " Russia has doubled, if not tripled, its military capacity in the area ." So the result of this beautiful Ukrainian mess is that there are now more warships than fishing boats in the waters between Italy and Turkey, and these ships, as you will see, are also Italian …
The French military official estimates that Russia has 20 ships in the Mediterranean. Lavernhe says the United States moved warships from the Atlantic Ocean to double their presence at sea.
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, NATO operated with three carrier strike groups in the region. Three weeks ago, the United States extended the deployment of the USS Truman aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean.
Last month, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said that Truman's current role could allow him to be used as a weapon for another nation.
" Truman's role, with other allies, is to dissuade the Russians from further aggression and to be constantly awaiting orders that could be given by our president or other leaders around the world for the protection of Ukraine and the people. Ukrainian. “In the meantime, however, the tension is maximum because Russian ships in the Mediterranean cannot enter the Black Sea, so the closest place remains the sea closest to us, with a dangerous concentration of military vessels.
In addition to the massive naval presence, NATO has stepped up intelligence gathering. French spy planes Atlantique 2 are deployed in Crete to watch over the sea.
3⃣allied aircraft carrier strike groups allowed us the ability to conduct a series of tactical missions designed to maximize air defense capabilities and extended the reach of long range precision maritime strikes in a rapidly evolving theater. #BORN #WeAreNATO #GiveEmHell pic.twitter.com/8GEHgk36qt
– USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) (@USSHARRYSTRUMAN) March 18, 2022
A NATO military officer speaking to the AFP said the purpose of the deployment is "to show the Russians that the Eastern Mediterranean is a NATO area".
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