US Navy destroyer USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98)MOSCOW, May 10. In the first four months of this year, the US Navy's Second Fleet moved forces into the North Atlantic amid deteriorating relations with Russia, writes Business Insider.
" Europe out of exercise,” Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Daniel Dwyer said.
While the military did not directly link the Second Fleet’s recent activities to Russia, he said such moves are intended to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to “protecting European allies and partners.” «, the article says. The Second Fleet is officially responsible for the Western Atlantic from the Caribbean to the North Pole, but it can also act as a «maneuver unit» for the US Navy in Europe and Africa, the journalist noted. Russia launched a special operation on February 24 for the denazification and demilitarization of Ukraine. As Vladimir Putin stressed, its goal is «to protect people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years.» According to the Ministry of Defense, the Russian military strikes only on military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, nothing threatens the civilian population. The agency called the liberation of Donbass the main goal of the operation.