Moscow – Saba:
The naval forces of Russia and China commenced joint military exercises on Sunday, involving artillery drills and anti-submarine operations, as part of efforts to strengthen defense cooperation between the two countries.
The Russian Pacific Fleet Command stated that Russian and Chinese ships are mobilizing to form a unified task force, including a large Russian anti-submarine warfare ship and two Chinese destroyers, according to Russia's Interfax news agency.
The exercises include artillery fire, air defense missions, anti-submarine operations, and enhancing joint search-and-rescue capabilities in maritime environments.
These drills are part of the expanded "Maritime Interaction 2025" maneuvers, scheduled to continue until next Tuesday.
Russia and China, which signed a "no limits" strategic partnership agreement before the outbreak of the Ukraine war in 2022, regularly conduct military exercises to enhance coordination between their armed forces.
These maneuvers follow an order by U.S. President Donald Trump to deploy two nuclear submarines to "suitable locations" in response to what he called "highly provocative" remarks by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev regarding the risk of war between the two nuclear-armed rivals.
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