Two B-2 bombers had been flown into Alaska’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson forward of Friday’s summit between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in accordance with two officers.
The stealth bombers are the identical variety utilized by the U.S. to strike Iran’s nuclear sites in June’s Operation Midnight Hammer.
The B-2 is taken into account a logo of U.S. energy, because the bombers can fly around the globe nonstop and might carry each typical and nuclear munitions.
The Pentagon didn’t reply to a request for remark.
A view of a B-2 Stealth Bomber flyover attends Preakness 147 hosted by 1/ST at Pimlico Race Course, Might 21, 2022, in Baltimore.
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The high-stakes summit on the Anchorage base comes because the U.S. seeks a ceasefire within the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
It marks the primary time in a decade that Putin has traveled to the U.S.
One key occasion who won’t be in attendance at Friday’s summit is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Trump mentioned Thursday he hopes the summit will result in a second assembly that would come with Zelenskyy.
