2 US Navy ships to sail Black Sea amid Russian troop buildup near Ukraine 2 hours ago Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu speaks as he visits a naval base in in Gadzhiyevo, Russia, Tuesday, April 13, 2021. (Vadim Savitsky/Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) MOSCOW Russia’s defense minister said Tuesday that the country’s massive military buildup in the west was part of readiness drills amid what he described as threats from NATO. Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said the maneuvers in western Russia that have worried neighboring Ukraine and brought warnings from NATO would last for another two weeks. Speaking at a meeting with the top military brass, Shoigu said the ongoing exercise was a response to what he claimed were continuous efforts by the United States and its NATO allies to beef up their forces near Russia’s borders.
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Russia’s military is reportedly engaged in an unprecedented build up in the Arctic and is testing its newest super weapons - including the Poseidon 2M39 torpedo. CNN reports that Russia’s activity in the Arctic is geared toward taking advantage of less ice in the region by “securing its northern coast and opening up a key shipping route from Asia to Europe.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin had said in February the torpedo was in a key stage of testing and was expecting more tests in the near future as it nears completion. CNN notes the unmanned stealth torpedo is “powered by a nuclear reactor and intended by Russian designers to sneak past coastal defenses - like those of the U.S. - on the sea floor.”