The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) reported that it detected Russian military aircraft flying near the coast of Alaska this week.
The command stated the activity was “not seen as a threat,” but the flights do come in the wake of President Donald Trump’s economic threats against Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
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The joint U.S. Canada command reported the aircraft were identified in its Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), just outside U.S. airspace, stating in a formal release:
The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace. This Russian activity in the Alaskan ADIZ occurs regularly
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