Reference News, August 2 report: According to TASS, on August 2, Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) member Leonid Ivrlev stated that the two nuclear submarines ordered by US President Trump to be deployed to "relevant areas" are not a new threat to Russia. The deployment status of the US Navy's equipment is known, and the strike range of the submarines is also under real-time monitoring.
The report said that Ivrlev stated that since the Soviet era, US naval bases, aircraft carriers, and submarine movements have been widespread around the globe. The relevant parties have long been well aware of the US military bases and their combat capabilities, and the deployment locations of the US forces have already been incorporated into the flight mission planning of missiles and strategic bombers. The two American submarines are not a new threat, and the areas where their bases are located and the missile strike radius will be under real-time monitoring.
Ivrlev also added that Russia has always been prepared to deal with such threats. He believes that Trump's statement about the submarines may indicate that Washington is unable to resolve the Ukraine issue through peaceful negotiations.
Translation/Wei Lianglei
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