The Russian military has the capability to successfully counter the American fleet inside the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea, but it does not have a sufficient number of vessels and aircraft to effectively counter the US fleet in the Far East, a senior official has admitted.
Speaking on Tuesday at a roundtable of the Federation Council, Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov explained that the Americans have a greater capability in the Pacific region.
“If we take purely the fleet, the Americans’ superiority in the number of ships and response capabilities is much higher than ours,” Gadzhimagomedov said. “We can close the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea completely, but we still lack ships and aviation in the Far East.”