Accounts battle on what precipitated a spy drone to crash close to Crimea.
A United States drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being pursued by Russian fighter jets.
It’s the most severe incident involving the 2 superpowers immediately for the reason that Ukraine struggle started final yr.
The US army has now released a video displaying the Russian jet dumping gas on the unmanned aerial car to impede its views.
So, is that this a one-off incident or a extra severe escalation?
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Friends:
Pavel Felgenhauer – defence and army analyst
Peter Lee – creator of Reaper Drive: Inside Britain’s Drone Wars
Alexander Titov – lecturer in fashionable European historical past at Queen’s College Belfast