Russia, China fly nuclear-capable bombers in joint navy drill throughout Biden journey to Japan

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A joint navy train through which Russia and China flew nuclear-capable bombers Tuesday throughout President Biden’s journey to japanese Asia demonstrates how each side stay shut “at the same time as Russia brutalizes Ukraine,” a senior administration official tells G3 Field Information.
The drills, which the official described as essentially the most important cooperation between the 2 international locations since Russia invaded Ukraine three months in the past, come as Biden is in Tokyo for the Quad leaders summit with the leaders of Japan, India and Australia.
“The train reveals that China is constant its navy cooperation with Russia within the Indo-Pacific at the same time as Russia brutalizes Ukraine,” the official mentioned. “It additionally reveals that Russia will stand with China within the East and South China Seas, not with different Indo-Pacific states.”

A Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber takes off throughout Russian-Chinese language navy aerial workout routines to patrol the Asia-Pacific area, at an unidentified location, on this nonetheless picture taken from a video launched on Tuesday, Could 24.
(Russian Protection Ministry/Handout/Reuters)
The bombers used within the train “traversed the Sea of Japan and continued by the East China Sea and the Philippine Sea,” in keeping with the official.
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“Joint strategic bomber workout routines akin to this one can’t be deliberate shortly and was possible deliberate properly prematurely by each international locations,” the official additionally mentioned. “To additional exhibit simply how significantly China considers its navy partnership with Russia, Chinese language naval vessels possible participated on this joint train.”

A Russian TU-95 bomber and Chinese language H-6 bombers fly over East China Sea on Tuesday, Could 24.
(Joint Employees Workplace of the Protection Ministry of Japan/Handout/Reuters)
Russia’s Ministry of Protection, in a Telegram publish, mentioned “a gaggle of Tu-95ms Strategic Missile Carriers of the Russian Aerospace Forces and Xian H-6 Strategic Bombers of the [Chinese] Air Drive performed air patrol over the waters of the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea.”
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A Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber flies throughout Russian-Chinese language navy aerial workout routines to patrol the Asia-Pacific area, at an unidentified location on Tuesday, Could 24.
(Reuters/Russian Protection Ministry/Handout)
“The flight time of the Russian strategic missile carriers was about 13 hours,” the Ministry added. “At sure levels of the route, the strategic missile carriers have been escorted by F-2 of the South Korean Air Drive and F-15 of the Japanese Air Drive.”
Russia additionally mentioned Tuesday that there have been “no violations of overseas airspace.”