US, Russian military chiefs resume contact to discuss drone

American, Russian Military Chiefs Resume Contact Over Drone Downing | The New York Sun

‘We know that the intercept was intentional,’ the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says.

US, Russian military chiefs resume contact to discuss drone incident

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to his Russian counterpart on Wednesday about the destruction of a US drone over the Black Sea after an encounter with Russian fighter jets, which brought the two countries closest to direct conflict since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine a year ago.

Ukraine war: US and Russian military chiefs in rare talks after drone downed

The US drone that went down over the Black Sea on Tuesday was intercepted by Russian jets and the resulting confrontation showed Russia's increasingly aggressive behavior. The two defense ministers spoke on the phone and Austin reiterated that the US intended to continue flying where international law allowed.

US tells Russia: ‘Will fly wherever international law allows’

Washington says a Russian Su-27 clipped an MQ-9, requiring the drone to be brought down in the Black Sea, while Moscow denies responsibility and accuses the United States of conducting ‘hostile’ flights in the region

Ukraine war: US and Russian military chiefs in rare talks after drone downed

U.S. and Russian military chiefs in rare talks after drone downed

Moscow's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told his U.S. counterpart, Lloyd Austin, that American drone flights by Crimea's coast "were provocative in nature."