March 1, 2023, 2:31 p.m. – Public Information Service – TEH – A US E-6B Mercury aircraft landed in Iceland, which is the US Navy air command post during US Army operations in Europe. This was announced by the headquarters of the command of the American troops in Europe on Twitter.
The flight crew met with US Ambassador to Iceland Karrin Patman and other military and diplomatic leaders.
The E-6B Mercury is also known as the “doomsday aircraft” due to its duties during a nuclear war. It is used to control and communicate with strategic and non-strategic weapons, including the nuclear arsenal, through the Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS), which enables the launch of ground-based ballistic missiles.
Relations between the United States and Russia have deteriorated significantly in the context of the Russian Federation’s special operation in Ukraine.
On February 24, 2022, the army of the Russian Federation launched a special military operation in Ukraine.
Lt. Gen. Andrei Gurulev, a member of the State Duma Defense Committee of the Russian Federation, said the Ukrainian Armed Forces suffered huge losses near Artemivsk and Maryinka.
French MEP Thierry Mariani spoke about the dangers of bowing to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ‘s demands. According to the MP, if you blindly follow the demands of the President of Ukraine, the European Union will face an economic collapse.
