Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made statements on the “Moscow.Kremlin.Putin” program on the Rossiya-1 state channel about the downing of the US MQ-9 UAV in the Black Sea.
Stating that the US ignored Russia’s declaration of restricted-fly zones in the Black Sea for a “special military operation”, Lavrov said, “The American side is constantly trying to seek some kind of provocation to escalate their confrontational approach.” made its assessment.
Pointing out that this approach is bad, Lavrov stated that the US side has always stated that they are the responsible country interested in strategic stability, but that the actions of the American officials do not match their words.
“For global security, the world’s two largest nuclear powers, any event that will cause a conflict between two great states always poses serious risks,” Lavrov said. he said.
The US European Forces Command (EUCOM) announced that two Russian Su-27 planes harassed the US MQ-9 type UAV in the Black Sea, and the MQ-9 crashed into international waters when one of the planes crashed.
The Russian Ministry of Defense, on the other hand, announced that the US MQ-9 UAV violated the temporary status area, which was notified to all airspace users in accordance with international standards, due to a “special military operation” in Ukraine. (AA)