By Bill Tong
Echoing of the former Soviet Military parades, the incursions in the Gulf of Mexico and the surround bodies of water are what Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu call: "military drills."
"We have to maintain (Russia's) military presence in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific, as well as the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico," Shoigu says.
"In many respects, this is connected with the situation in Ukraine, with fomentation of anti-Russian moods on the part of NATO and reinforcement of foreign military presence next to our border," he adds.
The Obama Administration doesn't buy it.
"We do not see the security environment as warranting such provocative and potentially destabilizing activity," an official said Thursday.
Russian troops have recently been seen fighting alongside pro-Russian separatists in Crimea, as well as increasing numbers of Russian tanks and other military vehicles, which the Kremlin denies.
Echoing of the former Soviet Military parades, the incursions in the Gulf of Mexico and the surround bodies of water are what Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu call: "military drills."
"We have to maintain (Russia's) military presence in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific, as well as the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico," Shoigu says.
"In many respects, this is connected with the situation in Ukraine, with fomentation of anti-Russian moods on the part of NATO and reinforcement of foreign military presence next to our border," he adds.
The Obama Administration doesn't buy it.
"We do not see the security environment as warranting such provocative and potentially destabilizing activity," an official said Thursday.
Russian troops have recently been seen fighting alongside pro-Russian separatists in Crimea, as well as increasing numbers of Russian tanks and other military vehicles, which the Kremlin denies.