In response to the incident with the US MQ-9 Reaper drone, which the US accused Russia of shooting down in the Black Sea, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham suggested that Washington shoot down any Russian military aircraft approaching US targets over international waters.
Meeting with the leader Fox News Sean Hannity Graham said the United States should hold Russia accountable and openly state: “If you approach another US object flying in international waters, your plane will be shot down.”
Former American television channel CBS showed Video in which he simulates a possible “collision” scenario between a US drone and a Russian aircraft over the Black Sea. According to the channel, the drone was performing a reconnaissance mission. The collision left the drone “uncontrollable”, so it was sunk into the sea after the incident.
According to the US Armed Forces, Russian Su-27s allegedly intercepted an MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance aircraft in the sky over the water area and struck one of them with its wing, damaging its propeller. As a result, he was “forced to drown” by the Americans.
Anatoly Antonov, Russian Ambassador to the United States, said: rejected All the implications of the American side regarding the incident over the Black Sea with the American MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle. The diplomat also said that Moscow does not want to clash with the United States.