America reminds Russia who owns Alaskan skies

Published May 21, 2019 5:40pm ET



The U.S. won big against Russia in the 1867 Alaska purchase.

The U.S. also won big against Russia over Alaskan skies on Monday. The victory came in America’s response to two groups of Russian aircraft which entered the Alaska air identification zone without notice. The first group involved two Russian Tu-95 bombers and the second group involved two Tu-95s and two Su-35 escort fighters. Each was welcomed by two F-22 fighter jets.

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