Russian envoy Anatoly Antonov told Newsweek such drones 'gather intelligence which is later used by the Kiev regime to attack our armed forces and territory.'
The Chinese balloon was shot down off the coast of South Carolina early last month after flying across the U.S. mainland, and then three more unidentified flying objects were downed by U.S. aircraft off Alaska, over Canada and over Lake Huron over the course of less than two weeks, though the latter three were not deemed to have likely been foreign spy assets. The developments led the White House to enact new directives for dealing with UFOs as frictions between Beijing and Washington worsened.
"We perceive any actions involving the use of American weapons and military equipment as openly hostile," Antonov said."Let me remind you that Washington has already supplied Kiev with $33 billion worth of arms. Just think about this number! It is absolutely clear that it is the United States that is leading the situation to a deliberate escalation fraught with a direct armed conflict.
A Russian Su-27 is seen intercepting a U.S. Air Force B-52 bomber during an August 28, 2020 encounter over the Black Sea.Speaking to reporters earlier Tuesday, White House National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said the incident would not deter the U.S. from conduction such operations moving forward.
He also defended the justification for the increasing level of U.S. military support for Kyiv, suggesting that not doing so would incur a higher price not only in terms of Ukrainian lives, but U.S. ones as well.
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