Putin on security and response to Washington #news #russia #prezident #putin #mosсow #war #usa

Our attention is also attracted today by the increasing escalation of tension on the part of Washington in connection with the flights of Russian strategic aviation. Let me remind you in this regard that since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russian strategic missile carriers have not conducted air patrols far from our borders. Russia believed that at that time there was no need for this, the world had changed. The Cold War is in the past. However, the United States did not respond to this unilateral gesture of goodwill and continued to patrol our borders. Therefore, since 2000, we have resumed such flights. This was a response to the increased activity of US strategic and reconnaissance aircraft in sensitive regions of the world for Russia. This measure is aimed, among other things, at ensuring security in the Asia-Pacific region.