US places up a dramatic show of energy as President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at Alaska’s Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Friday, with B-2 stealth bomber hovering overhead the world leaders.The 2 leaders exchanged greetings and shook arms on the runway when Putin arrived on the base for his talks with Trump. As they walked, 4 F-35s and a B-2 Spirit bomber flew instantly over the 2 leaders. The second was captured on video, displaying the sound of the jets startling the Russian president as he walked alongside Trump on the crimson carpet.The B-2 Spirit, an emblem of American navy would possibly, is able to can carrying each standard and nuclear weapons. The identical bombers had been utilized in Operation Midnight Hammer final June, when seven B-2s flew 36 hours continuous from Whiteman Air Power Base in Missouri to Iran.B-2 bombers are outfitted for such long-haul flights. The B-2 first entered service in 1997 and every one prices greater than $2 billion; the US Air Power has a fleet of 19, after shedding one in a crash in 2008. The 37 hours spent to assault Fordow marked the longest B-2 bomber mission for the reason that preliminary American assault on Afghanistan following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist assaults.Subsequent, President Putin confronted an surprising media encounter in Alaska, the place reporters bombarded him with questions as he arrived for talks with US President Donald Trump on the Ukraine battle.Overseas journalists referred to as out questions on points starting from civilian casualties to prospects for a ceasefire within the three-year-old struggle.There was no clear response as to if he would comply with a ceasefire.Such open exchanges are uncommon at occasions attended by the Russian chief, the place the travelling press pool is mostly restricted to state-approved reporters.
