NATO Goes without US in Atlantic as European Allies Hunt Russian Submarines?
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For the Kremlin, the so-called GIUK gap off Iceland is the gateway for its submarines to Europe. After decades, the Americans stay away from a central exercise. High-ranking military describe the consequences.
NATO goes without US in Atlantic as European allies hunt Russian submarines?
NATO reportedly conducted a major anti-submarine operation near Iceland without U.S. ships or aircraft for the first time in decades, according to Politico. European allies and Canada took a larger role in monitoring the strategically vital GIUK Gap amid concerns over Russian nuclear submarines and growing pressure from Trump for allies to shoulder more of NATO’s defence burden.
Trump departs from NATO: the alliance first conducted exercises off the coast of Iceland without US involvement
Allied forces gathered near Iceland to hunt Russian submarines in the absence of a key member, writes Politico. Donald Trump's distancing from NATO took place last month in waters off Iceland.
Amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, a historic military exercise took place in the North Atlantic. For the first time in the history of the annual Northern Viking maneuvers off the coast of Iceland, European NATO allies and Canada conducted exercises to detect Russian nuclear submarines without any US participation at all. The aim of the operation was to simulate the defense of the strategic “GIUK passage” (the sea area between Greenland, Icel…
Allied forces gathered off the coast of Iceland to work out how to find Russian submarines.
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