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American ships in the Barents Sea, first since the 1980s

2020-05-04T20:38:28.024Z



Four American ships crossed Monday near Russian territorial waters for the first time since the 1980s, in the name of freedom of navigation in the Arctic Ocean, announced the US Navy.

Three destroyers, the USS Donald Cook , the USS Porter and the USS Roosevelt , as well as an auxiliary naval supply ship , the USNS Supply , entered the Barents Sea on Monday accompanied by a British frigate, the HMS Kent , the US Navy said in a statement.

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The goal was to "claim freedom of navigation and demonstrate the seamless integration of Allied forces," said the statement, noting that "no American ship" had "crossed the Barents Sea since the mid-1990s. 1980s ” .

The Russian Defense Ministry was notified of the visit on May 1 "to avoid any misunderstandings, to reduce risks and to prevent any accidental escalation , " said the Navy.

Source: lefigaro

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