The United States announced plans to deploy 150 F-34 and F-22 aircraft in Alaska

“We will have more than 150 F-34 and F-22 supersonic combat aircraft in Alaska,” RIA Novosti quoted Sullivan as saying.

The senator emphasized that it is planned to expand the port of Nome in Alaska, which should become the first deep-water port of the United States in the Arctic Circle. 

This, in his opinion, will be a signal to such powers as Russia and China that the United States intends to defend its interests in the Arctic.

Earlier, Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov held talks with US Ambassador John Sullivan, during which the parties discussed issues of Russian-American cooperation in the Arctic and other regions.