Russian Spy Ship Returns Off US East Coast

Russian Spy Ship Returns Off US East Coast, Just 20 Miles Away From Georgia Sub Base (Source Zero Hedge)
The last time the Russian Cold War-era spy ship Viktor Leonov (SSV-175), was spotted off the US East Coast on what was its first Atlantic mission since President Trump was elected, was  russian-spy-ship-now-just-30-miles-primary-east-coast-submarine-base” exactly one month ago, when it was located just 30 miles from Groton, Connecticut. Grotton is also known as the “home of the submarine force” and is the primary east coast submarine base for the US. In the days that followed, the Leonov quietly disappeared, however it now appears that the Leonov is now back and once again appears to be expressing an interest in yet another US sub base.  “http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russian-spy-ship-viktor-leonov-us-east-coast-georgia-navy-submarine-base/” According to CBS, the Leonov is now sailing just 20 miles south of the U.S. Navy submarine base at King’s Bay, Georgia, and heading north.  CBS’ correspondent David Martin reports the Viktor Leonov, known as an AGI (Auxiliary, General Intelligence) trawler, has a port call scheduled in Jamaica for mid-April, and the assumption among U.S. officials is that it will make one more run up and down the east coast before heading to Jamaica. To be sure, Russian ships routinely conduct spy missions near U.S. waters and the inverse is certainly true as well. The Viktor Leonov has traveled up the Atlantic Coast before, in 2014 and 2015. It was also docked in Havana in 2015 when the first high-level U.S. delegation made its historic trip to Cuba. “We know they’re doing it,” Petersen said. “They know that we know that they’re doing it.”

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