Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley called up their Russian counterparts for the first time in months

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reached out to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoigu, on Wednesday, for the first time in months, to discuss the incident in which an American spy drone went down in the Black Sea waters off Crimea.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Shoigu told Austin that the incident was caused by the Americans violating the airspace restriction declared by Russia, with all the proper international notifications in place. Shoigu called US drone flights off the Russian coast “provocative in nature” and risked an escalation of tensions in the Black Sea.

While Russia does not desire such a development, it will “continue to respond proportionately to all provocations,” Shoigu said. He added that the two nuclear powers “must act as responsibly as possible,” which includes keeping a military channel open to discuss any crisis.

Speaking at a Pentagon press briefing, Austin confirmed that he made the call, and said it was “important that great powers be models of transparency and communication.” However, he insisted the US would “continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows.”

The last time Shoigu and Austin spoke was in October 2022, according to AP. The top military officers also had a phone call about the matter, with US General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reaching out to his Russian counterpart, General Valery Gerasimov.

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Pentagon calls Moscow over drone incident
Lloyd Austin and Mark Milley called up their Russian counterparts for the first time in months
Pentagon calls Moscow over drone incident
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Mark Milley address reporters at the Pentagon, March 15, 2023. © AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin reached out to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoigu, on Wednesday, for the first time in months, to discuss the incident in which an American spy drone went down in the Black Sea waters off Crimea.

According to the Russian Defense Ministry, Shoigu told Austin that the incident was caused by the Americans violating the airspace restriction declared by Russia, with all the proper international notifications in place. Shoigu called US drone flights off the Russian coast “provocative in nature” and risked an escalation of tensions in the Black Sea.

While Russia does not desire such a development, it will “continue to respond proportionately to all provocations,” Shoigu said. He added that the two nuclear powers “must act as responsibly as possible,” which includes keeping a military channel open to discuss any crisis.

Speaking at a Pentagon press briefing, Austin confirmed that he made the call, and said it was “important that great powers be models of transparency and communication.” However, he insisted the US would “continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows.”

The last time Shoigu and Austin spoke was in October 2022, according to AP. The top military officers also had a phone call about the matter, with US General Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, reaching out to his Russian counterpart, General Valery Gerasimov.


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On Tuesday, the US European Command claimed that two Russian Su-27 jets conducted an “an unsafe and unprofessional intercept” of a MQ-9 Reaper drone, which was conducting an intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR) mission in international waters over the Black Sea. According to the US military, one of the planes struck the drone’s propeller, causing the operators to ditch the UAV into the water.

The Russian Defense Ministry, however, said that at no point did any of the interceptors make contact with the drone, or use their on-board weapons. The UAV stalled and crashed after executing an abrupt maneuver, Moscow said.

Russian ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said he told the State Department that US drones have no business so close to the Russian border. The drone was reportedly just 60 kilometers off the coast of Crimea when it crashed.

The US has flown drones and other surveillance aircraft near the Russian border for over a year, providing intelligence and targeting information to the Ukrainian government – along with weapons, ammunition and money – while insisting it is not a party to the conflict. Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the Russian Security Council, said on Wednesday that the drone incident was “yet another confirmation” the US was directly involved.
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From the look of things the Russians are far better than the US in terms of protecting their territories. The Russians didn't even allowed the spy drone to get to their mainland before destroying it, unlike like the US who couldn't bring down an ordinary balloon that flew across it's water ways until it reaches their mainland.

mysticwarrior:
From the look of things the Russians are far better than the US in terms of protecting their territories. The Russians didn't even allowed the spy drone to get to their mainland before destroying it, unlike like the US who couldn't bring down an ordinary balloon that flew across it's water ways until it reaches their mainland.

The Russians are very smart. Believe me this ain't the first time the drone has done reconnaissance missions close to Crimean and Russia knows this, but they initially pretended they didn't see the drone since the transponder has been turned off. The let the drone make further incursions towards Russia's side for easy recovery of parts before bringing it down eventually.

Now if anyone is gonna make complaints, they'd have to explain what the drone was doing in the Crimean peninsula in the first place. Dejavu

itsRhamzy:
The Russians are very smart. Believe me this ain't the first time the drone has done reconnaissance missions close to Crimean and Russia knows this, but they initially pretended they didn't see the drone since the transponder has been turned off. The let the drone make further incursions towards Russia's side for easy recovery of parts before bringing it down eventually.

Now if anyone is gonna make complaints, they'd have to explain what the drone was doing in the Crimean peninsula in the first place. Dejavu

Mad oh!

itsRhamzy:
The Russians are very smart. Believe me this ain't the first time the drone has done reconnaissance missions close to Crimean and Russia knows this, but they initially pretended they didn't see the drone since the transponder has been turned off. The let the drone make further incursions towards Russia's side for easy recovery of parts before bringing it down eventually.

Now if anyone is gonna make complaints, they'd have to explain what the drone was doing in the Crimean peninsula in the first place. Dejavu

Blessed are you, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.

The media has brainwashed a lot of folks to believe Russia is no where near the u.s in terms of military capabilities.

Unlike the u.s that could not defend her mainland against a balloon, with her overpriced armaments they could not bring down an unidentified object aerial object with a first shot using a $400,000 (advance missile).

You turned off your transponder to spy on a navy base that is as old as America itself

All the Russians had to do was pick up their jet and spilled holy water on this expensive piece of shit only for it to drop into the ocean and was recovered by the Russians.

Masterviolence:
The media has brainwashed a lot of folks to believe Russia is no where near the u.s in terms of military capabilities.

Unlike the u.s that could not defend her mainland against a balloon, with her overpriced armaments they could not bring down an unidentified object aerial object with a first shot using a $400,000 (advance missile).

You turned off your transponder to spy on a navy base that is as old as America itself

All the Russians had to do was pick up their jet and spilled holy water on this expensive piece of shit only for it to drop into the ocean and was recovered by the Russians.

The Russia plane crashed into the sea with the drone. Russia is trying to retrieve their plane now. Get updated

drakeli:


The Russia plane crashed into the sea with the drone. Russia is trying to retrieve their plane now. Get updated

We are all here to learn, quickly drop a link so that I can update my info.

drakeli:


The Russia plane crashed into the sea with the drone. Russia is trying to retrieve their plane now. Get updated

@bolded. You wish . How come you're the only one reporting this fake news?

drakeli:


The Russia plane crashed into the sea with the drone. Russia is trying to retrieve their plane now. Get updated

Yes oooh
I saw the Russia jet crashed into Osun river yesterday

itsRhamzy:
@bolded. You wish . How come you're the only one reporting this fake news?

Leave that ignoramus, he thinks I have time to engage a baseless argument with him.

If wishes were horses beggars will ride.

seunny4lif:

Yes oooh
I saw the Russia jet crashed into Osun river yesterday

violence is the ultimate weapon to deal with people like him

Masterviolence:

violence is the ultimate weapon to deal with people like him

I swear
Russia have been showing USA what USA always do to other countries.

The US military is observing a "significant surge" in cases of "unsafe behaviour" of Russian aviation in Syria.Russian planes began flying with weapons over US bases in Syria." - head of the US Central Command, Michael Kurilla.

drakeli:


The Russia plane crashed into the sea with the drone. Russia is trying to retrieve their plane now. Get updated

buuu show us where Russia plane crashed

🇺🇸The main findings of the American Institute for the Study of War :

▪️Russian Su-27 fighters shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea in international airspace.

▪️Russian troops carried out ground attacks northeast of Kupyansk and at the Svatovo-Kremennaya line.

▪️Russian troops have advanced within Bakhmut and continue ground attacks along the Avdiivka-Donetsk front line and in the western part of the Donetsk region.

▪️The Russian army continues to strengthen the rear areas in the Zaporozhye region.

▪️United Russia Secretary Andrei Turchak said that the State Duma of the Russian Federation will consider a law simplifying the legal recognition of missing Russian soldiers as dead.

drakeli:


The Russia plane crashed into the sea with the drone. Russia is trying to retrieve their plane now. Get updated

this one still eats USA lies.