Russia said on Wednesday it would try to recover the remains of a US military surveillance drone that crashed into the Black Sea after an incident involving Russian fighter jets, accusing Washington of “directly participating” in the war in Ukraine.
The US military said on Tuesday that a Russian fighter jet cut the propeller of one of its spy drones as it flew over the Black Sea in international airspace, causing it to crash.
Russia has denied responsibility for the crash and said relations with the United States have reached their “lowest point”.
Kremlin Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev told Rossiya-1 TV channel: “I don’t know whether we will be able to get it back or not, but it must be done. And we will certainly work on it. I hope, of course, with success.”
“Secondly, regarding the drone, the Americans keep saying that they are not participating in military operations. This is the latest confirmation that they are directly participating in these activities in the war,” he said.
White House spokesman John Kirby said the drone may never be recovered, but that US officials have taken precautions to ensure that Russia’s ability to extract useful information from the craft would be limited if a Russian team does.
Source: CNN Brasil
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