Russia military exercises expected in the Caribbean

>> RUSSIA WILL BEGIN AIR AND NAVAL EXERCISES WITHIN THE COMING WEEKS AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME RUSSIA HAS HELD MANEUVERS IN THE CARIBBEAN SINCE 2019. THE EXERCISE IS EXPECTED TO LAST ALL SUMMER CULMINATING IN A WORLD LIKE NATO EXERCISE IN THE FALL. NATIONAL SECURITY CORRESPONDENT DAVID MARTIN JOINS US NOW FROM THE PENTAGON. FIRST OF ALL, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THESE EXERCISES? WHERE ARE THEY TAKING PLACE? WHEN NATIONS ARE INVOLVED? >> THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT FOUR RUSSIAN WARSHIPS WILL ARRIVE ON JUNE 12th NEXT WEEK FOR A FIVE DAY PORT VISIT, SO WE CAN EXPECT THESE EXERCISES TO BEGIN BY THE END OF THIS MONTH IN ADDITION TO THOSE FOUR RUSSIAN NAVAL SHIPS, WE CAN EXPECT TO SEE RUSSIAN LONG-RANGE BOMBERS PATROLLING DOWN THE EAST COAST. RUSSIAN SHIPS HAVE MADE PORT CALLS IN CUBA BEFORE AND THE LONG-RANGE BOMBERS HAVE FLOWN DOWN THE EAST COAST BEFORE. IT'S THE FIRST TIME IN FIVE YEARS THAT RUSSIA HAS DONE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME. >> AS PEOPLE ARE LEARNING ABOUT THIS NEWS, SOME FOLKS ARE MAKING A COMPARISON TO KENNEDY, TO THE INFLUENCE WITH THE RUSSIAN MISSILES IN CUBA. NOW RUSSIAN NAVAL EXERCISES MILITARY EXERCISES TALK TO US ABOUT THE TIMING OF THESE EXERCISES AND TO THAT POINT WHETHER POSES ANY THREAT TO THE U.S. AND TO THAT POINT WHETHER POSES ANY THREAT TO THE U.S. >> U.S. OFFICIALS SAY ON ONE LEVEL THIS IS SIMPLY THE SUMMER EXERCISE SEASON KICKING OFF. BUT, THEY ALSO BELIEVE THIS IS PARTLY A SHOW OF DISPLEASURE BY VLADIMIR PUTIN FOR THE AMERICAN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE AND ALL THE NATO EXERCISES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON IN EUROPE. THIS PRESENCE OF FOUR RUSSIAN SHIPS IN THE CARIBBEAN OFF THE EAST COAST JUST PALES IN COMPARISON TO THE SIZE OF THE EXERCISES THE U.S. MILITARY HAS BEEN CONDUCTING WITH ITS NATO ALLIES IN EUROPE. THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED IN ANY WAY A DIRECT THREAT TO THE UNITED STATES. >> DO EXPECT THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WILL RESPOND IN ANY WAY TO THESE EXERCISES? >> YOU CAN BE SURE THAT THE U.S. MILITARY IS GOING TO BE TRACKING THIS EXERCISE VERY CLOSELY, SIGNING UP JET FIGHTERS TO INTERCEPT THE LONG- RANGE BOMBERS AND SHADOWING THOSE SHIPS IN PARTICULAR, THE SUBMARINE. I JUST CHECKED AND IT TURNS OUT RIGHT NOW IN THE CARIBBEAN, THE ONLY THING THE U.S. NAVY HAS THERE, OUR AUTONOMOUS SALE DRONES BUT THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES IS JUST BUSTING WITH AIRBASES AND THE U.S. COULD SEARCH SHIPS AND AIRCRAFT OUT INTO THIS EXER

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Length: 3min 31sec (211 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 06 2024