Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that the air facilities, downed in recent days over the US and Canada are somehow connected, Reuters reported.
“There’s obviously some pattern there — the fact that we’re seeing this to a significant degree over the last week is a cause for interest and a lot of attention,” Trudeau told reporters at a news conference in Whitehorse, Yukon’s capital.
However, he did not give details about his claim.
Trudeau said search and recovery efforts are underway for the downed aerial object over the Yukon, adding that the winter weather poses challenges. Trudeau also said he would discuss the air objects issue with US President Joe Biden when they meet in March.
We recall that one of the objects was taken down over the Yukon Territory on Saturday. Trudeau ordered the site taken down at a high altitude over Canadian airspace, which he later reported himself.
Trudeau: Object over northern Canada downed
The White House has been notified of the action
Trudeau said he spoke with US President Joe Biden on Saturday and that Canadian forces are leading the operation to retrieve the site.
Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand said on Twitter on Saturday that she had discussed the incident with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin “and confirmed that always we will defend our sovereignty together“.
Earlier on Saturday, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said it was monitoring “high altitude aerial object” over northern Canada, and military aircraft from Alaska and Canada are operating in the area.
Aerial objects strained relations between the US and China.
The US shot down three suspicious objects in the skies above America in a week
There is no indication that the unidentified objects have any connection to the Chinese spy bubble
China has said that US high-altitude balloons have flown over its airspace without permission more than 10 times since the start of 2022. The statement added fuel to the fire, widening the diplomatic row after the US military shot down a Chinese spy balloon earlier in the month.
Since last year, US high-altitude balloons have made more than 10 illegal flights into Chinese airspace without the approval of relevant Chinese departments, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said.
He did not elaborate on whether the balloons were military or spy. Wenbin pointed out that China has responded responsibly and professionally to incursions into its airspace.
China’s claim comes after the United States shot down what it said was a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on February 4 after it drifted over the continental United States for days. In response to the Chinese bubble, the United States postponed Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s visit to Beijing.
China claims the balloon was a civilian research vessel, who mistakenly veered off course and accused the United States of overreacting.
US tracks Chinese reconnaissance balloon over Montana
The purpose of this balloon is supposed to be for observation
The first thing the US side should do is look into itself, change its way, not slander and incite confrontation, Wenbin pointed out.
In recent days, the US military shot down three more suspicious objects over North America.
