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Russia Conducts Largest Military Exercises Since Cold War Just Before Biden-Putin Meeting

Joseph Curl
Russia Conducts Largest Military Exercises Since Cold War Just Before Biden-Putin Meeting
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Shortly before President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down in Switzerland for their first face-to-face meeting, Russian warships began conducting the largest military exercises since the Cold War off the coast of Hawaii.

“The exercises, conducted by the Russian navy in the Pacific Ocean 300 to 500 miles west of Hawaii, include long-range bombers, surface ships and anti-submarine aircraft,” the New York Post reported. The exercises prompted the U.S. Air Force to scramble F-22 stealth fighters.

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