Russian and Chinese ships that sailed near Alaska's Aleutian Islands last week as part of a joint exercise — leading the U.S. to deploy warships and aircraft to monitor the formation — are moving away from the region, according to two American officials.
Russia's Defense Ministry's footage of joint naval drills with China in the Bering Sea, shared on Aug. 4, 2023.that sailed near Alaska's Aleutian Islands last week
Both officials stressed that the 11 Russian and Chinese ships remained in international waters and did not sail into U.S. territorial waters, which stretch out 12 miles from the Alaskan coastline. The Russian Defense Ministry said that the joint patrol had already covered 2,300 nautical miles in a transit that had taken the Russian and Chinese Navy ships to "the southwestern part of the Bering Sea," where they had practiced "joint tactical maneuvering, conducted communications training and carried out helicopter landings and take-offs from the decks of each other's ships.
"I'll let the Chinese and the Russians characterize their activities," Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters on Monday. "What I would say is that NORAD and NORTHCOM monitored their presence. They were in international waters." "Air and maritime assets under our commands conducted operations to assure the defense of the United States and Canada," the NORTHCOM statement to ABC News said, adding that "the patrol remained in international waters and was not considered a threat.
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