It looks like Putin is trying to push Trump around like he did Obama with these close flybys: <br /> <br />FOX NEWS – A pair of Russian nuclear-capable bombers flew near Alaska Monday night, two U.S. officials told Fox News, coming as close as 100 miles from Kodiak Island — the first time since President Trump took office that Moscow has sent bombers so close to the U.S. <br /> <br />The two Russian Tu-95 “Bear” bombers flew roughly 280 miles southwest of Elmendorf Air Force Base, within the Air Defense Identification Zone of the United States. <br /> <br />The U.S. Air Force scrambled two F-22 stealth fighter jets and an E-3 airborne early warning plane to intercept the Russian bombers. <br /> <br />The American jets flew alongside the Russian bombers for 12 minutes, before the Russian bombers reversed course and headed back to their base in eastern Russia. <br /> <br />I doubt Trump is going to take the bait and start a war, but clearly Trump’s stance on Russia is far tougher than was Obama’s. Putin is just trying to needle Trump because he doesn’t have the sway he’s so used to having.
