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Dec 29, 4:22 am
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Pentagon abandons US aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman in Mediterranean over Ukraine
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the abandonment of the American strike aircraft carrier group, led by the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, in the Mediterranean Sea due to the situation around Ukraine, the Associated Press reports, citing a Pentagon spokesman.
The aircraft carrier, as part of a strike group of five ships of the US Navy, was supposed to go to the Middle East, however, according to a spokesman for the Department of Defense, plans have changed. “This is necessary in order to calm down the US allies and partners in the region,” the agency’s interlocutor said.
The information is confirmed by the publication USNI News. A Pentagon spokesman said the carrier group would remain in the Ionian Sea between Greece and Italy for the time being, instead of heading towards the US Central Command’s zone of operations through the Suez Canal.
According to the interlocutor of the publication, such a decision should “convince the European allies of the US commitment to regional security.”
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