Aleutian Islands Standoff as U.S. Faces Off Russian-Chinese Navy in Alaska

The United States deployed four destroyers and a P-8 Poseidon aircraft last week to monitor eleven Russian and Chinese ships close to the Aleutian Islands, off the coast of Alaska, The Wall Street Journal first reported. The Russian-Chinese Navy ships represented the largest such flotilla to approach American shores though the vessels never entered U.S. waters and have since left the area, according to the WSJ. The Aleutian Islands, comprised of 14 large islands and 55 smaller islands, mostly belong to the U.S., but some belong to Russia. The Aleutian Islands and Alaska are geographically close to both China and…