Colonel Douglas McGregor, former Pentagon adviser, talking to a YouTube channel Judging Freedom He harshly criticized the flying of two B-52 strategic bombers of the US Air Force over the Baltic Sea near Russia.
According to him, the approach of the B-52 to the borders of the Russian Federation was an unreasonable, unnecessary and reckless decision. As the colonel put it, “fortunately nothing happened”.
“Why we chose this moment to conduct such exercises over the Baltic Sea is a mystery to me. This seems like a very stupid act, especially unless we face an escalation of the conflict,” the former Pentagon adviser said.
March 20 Russian Ministry of Defense reported About the detection over the Baltic Sea of two US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers flying along the Russian border.
According to a statement from the ministry, a Russian Su-35 fighter jet was lifted into the sky to prevent the state border from being breached. As the military department noted, after the removal of these foreign military aircraft from the state border of the Russian Federation, the Russian fighter returned to the base airport.