Worried that Russia Will invade Ukraine Again, The US Sends an Aircraft Carrier

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Worried that Russia Will invade Ukraine Again, The US Sends an Aircraft Carrier


The United States sends the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman with its combat group to the Mediterranean Sea. It comes amid fears that Russia will invade Ukraine . The USS Harry S. Truman fighter group will join NATO warships for a massive war game that will begin on Monday (1/24/2022).

Neptune Strike '22 drills, which have been planned since 2020, will cover many countries. "Shows that the trans-Atlantic alliance is united, capable and strong," Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Friday.

The Pentagon's announcement comes as NATO's resolve is being tested. US President Joe Biden on Wednesday raised doubts about the US and NATO countries uniting in response to potential Russian aggression against Ukraine.

"I think what you will see is that Russia will be held accountable if it attacks," Biden said at a news conference.

"And it depends on what it does. It's one thing if it's a minor attack and then we end up fighting about what to do and not to do, et cetera," he said.

The "minor attack" comments sparked a concerned response from Ukraine and sparked criticism that Biden was giving Putin an opportunity to strike — or at least risk causing miscalculation among countries on the brink of conflict.

As a show of NATO's unification, the USS Harry S. Truman fighter group will sail under NATO control as the centerpiece of Neptune Strike '22. This includes an aircraft carrier air wing with nine squadrons, four guided missile destroyers, and a Ticonderoga-class cruiser that has been in the Mediterranean on regular deployments.

Vice Admiral Gene Black, commander of the US Navy's 6th Fleet based in Naples, Italy, will command the carrier. He has a "double-hat" role as commander of the NATO assault and support forces.

Kirby said several NATO allies would participate in coordinated maritime maneuvers, anti-submarine warfare training and long-range strike training. However, Kirby did not name any other NATO member countries and suggested asking the alliance.

"When we conduct large-scale exercises, some people participate in some areas and not others based on their own demands and operational schedules, and the capabilities they are trying to improve," Kirby said.

Exercises to show NATO solidarity will begin when Russia is ready "at any moment" to launch an invasion of Ukraine, a former Soviet Union state. Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded guarantees that Ukraine will not be accepted into NATO as he amassed some 100,000 troops near Russia's border with the country in recent months.

Biden warned on Wednesday that Russia would pay a "serious and heavy price" for an invasion through sanctions imposed by the US and other nations in the NATO alliance. His administration has not proposed using military force to oust Russia if Putin gives the green light for the invasion.

"We've had very honest discussions, Vladimir Putin and I, and the idea that NATO is not going to unite, I don't agree with," Biden said. White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki sought to clarify the president's previous comments suggesting that a limited invasion by Russia could lead to discord among allies.

"If any Russian military forces move across Ukraine's borders, it is a new invasion, and it will be met with a swift, violent and united response from the United States and our allies," he said.


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