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Russia says US air force threatens civil aviation – Xinhua English.news.cn

MOSCOW, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) – Dangerous US Air Force operations have created a threat to civil aviation, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. .

In a Telegram post, Zakharova expressed concern about the increasing intensity of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military flights near Russian borders, including over the Black Sea. .

She said that on Friday, an American CL 600 surveillance plane descended from 11,000 to 9,200 meters above the Black Sea, near the area of ​​responsibility of the Russian air traffic services, and disrupted the trajectory of two civilian planes. .

The crew of the reconnaissance plane did not respond to multiple requests from Russian air traffic services, Zakharova said.

Russian air traffic controllers ensured the safety of civilian planes by quickly changing their direction and altitude, she said.

“While a disaster has been averted so far in the airspace over the open waters of the Black Sea, that does not mean that the United States and NATO can continue to endanger the lives of people with impunity, ”she wrote, noting that aviation authorities would protest through diplomatic channels. End

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