Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday during a telephone conversation with his American counterpart Lloyd Austin that the intensification of espionage operations conducted by the United States is one of the reasons for the incident in the Black Sea between Russian aircraft and an American drone.

Minister of Defense of Russia Sergey ShoiguPhoto: press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation / AP / Profimedia

“The reasons for the incident are the failure of the United States to observe the restricted flight zone (…) in connection with the conduct of a special military operation (in Ukraine), as well as the intensification of intelligence activities against the interests of Russia,” said Serhii Shoigu, quoted in the press release of the Russian The Ministry of Defense, assuring that Moscow will “react proportionately” to future American “provocations”.

“It is noted that the flights of lethal strategic American drones near the coast of Crimea were of a provocative nature and created the conditions for the escalation of the situation in the Black Sea,” the statement quoted by AFP, Reuters and Agerpres said. .

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