Russia detects and expels US submarine from its waters

Tension between Russia and the United States continues to increase after a US submarine was allegedly expelled from Russian territorial waters, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.This event occurs at a crucial point in which there is still an escalation in the tension of the two countries in the wake of Russia’s alleged plan to invade Ukraine and the actions that the United States will take if this happens. The destroyer ship Marshal Shaposhnikov detected the submarine near the Kuril Islands and urged it to “surface immediately,” without receiving a response, he said. This situation led the U.S. submarine to be expelled at full speed from Russia’s territorial waters.” In connection with the violation by a U.S. Navy submarine of the state border of the Russian Federation, the military attaché of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow was summoned to the Russian Ministry of Defense,” the Russian agency said. According to the Ministry of Defense of that country, the US submersible was detected when troops were conducting routine exercises in the Pacific Ocean at a point near Urup Island in the island region of Kuriles.For its part, the UNITED STATES government rejected Russia’s version and affirmed that there is no evidence that operations have been carried out in territorial waters of that country. Read more: Joe Biden warns Vladimir Putin of the “serious costs” of the invasion of UkraineIn this regard, Kyle Rines, spokesman for the US armed forces, for the Asia-Pacific region said that he would not reveal data on the location of the submarines and affirmed that all their operations are carried out “safely in international waters”. Sea turtles released at Majahuas Camp in Tomatlán, Jalisco

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