Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said 'such actions by the United States do not lead to a strengthening of an atmosphere of security and stability in the region.'
Russia has accused the United States of escalating tensions by flying nuclear-capable B-52 strategic bombers close to its borders.
A U.S. B-52 leads the COPE North 2019 exercise conducted alongside Australian and Japanese aircraft, March 6. Two B-52s reportedly took off from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam that day and flew near South China Sea islands claimed by China. Captain Adam Engelhart/U.S. Air Force Overall tensions between Russia and the U.S., as well as its NATO allies, have remained high in recent years, particularly since Moscow’s disputed move to annex Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Russian-backed separatist rebels remain embroiled in a military conflict with Ukrainian forces.
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