US warships approaching the Russian military base? Russia: It’s still far away

(Original title: US warships approaching Russian military bases? Russia: leaving far away)

At a time when US-Russian relations were in tension because of Ukraine and the "Guide to the Treaty", the US destroyer "Mc Campbell" suddenly appeared near the Bay of Peter the Great in Russia. This is the first time since 1987 that American ships have passed through this area. On the morning of the 5th, there was a US media claim that the area where the "Mc Campbell" sailed was very close to the Russian Pacific Fleet Base. This is a historic breakthrough!

The Russian National Taiwan said, "This is not a provocation, but a clear demonstration.

The US military claimed that the "Mc Campbell" guided missile destroyer took action in the Sea of ??Japan region under the framework of the Freedom of Navigation Act of the High Seas to challenge Russia's excessive maritime claims.

At the current juncture of the Russian-Uzbek conflict, the US military’s move naturally attracted the attention of the outside world and was considered to be “making things around” behind Russia. 

Geographically, Peter the Great Bay is located in the Sea of ??Japan, adjacent to the Russian Far East city Vladivostok, and Vladivostok is the seat of the Russian Pacific Fleet Command. The Russian Pacific Fleet has two naval bases in this area. The surface ships are mainly deployed at port bases such as Vladivostok, while the strategic missile submarines are mainly deployed in Petropavlovsk on the Kamchatka Peninsula. Base, geographically sensitive.

However, on the evening of the 5th, the Russian Defense Ministry publicly stated that the US destroyer "Mc Campbell" was not actually close to the Russian territorial waters. The nearest place was more than 100 kilometers from the Russian territorial waters. During the period, the Russian Pacific fleet "Trib The Admiral’s large anti-submarine warship and military aircraft followed the surveillance of the “Mc Campbell” in the international waters, so if the US destroyer fleet did “show” something, then it’s the most Quickly escape the tracking and surveillance of the Pacific Fleet.