The Russian Minister of Defense and his American counterpart spoke on Wednesday evening by telephone about the crash of a Reaper MQ-9.
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The day after the crash of a Reaper MQ-9 in the Black Sea, hit by a Russian plane according to Washington, the Russian Minister of Defense and his American counterpart spoke on Wednesday evening by telephone about this renewed tension. Quoted in a press release relayed by Agence France-Presse, Sergei Shoigu said that the incident had been caused by American maneuvers which did not respect the flight restrictions established by Russia in this area. According to him, the reinforcement espionage operations carried out by the United States against the country of Vladimir Putin would be another cause of the fall of the machine. ” Strategic US drone flights off Crimea are provocative in nature, creating conditions for escalation in the Black Sea “, he estimated in this report published after his call to Lloyd Austin.
« Russia does not want such a development of events but it will now react proportionally to any provocation “, specified Moscow in its report. ” Major nuclear powers must act as responsibly as possible, including keeping military communication channels open to discuss any crisis situation “, is it still noted.
International law highlighted
Previously, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had assured that his planes would continue to “ fly and operate where international law permits ». « It is Russia’s responsibility to use its military aircraft in a safe and professional manner “, he added, after having evoked an episode falling within” a pattern of aggressive, risky and dangerous actions in international airspace ».
