USA: Flights to the Russian air force in the European space threaten civil aviation
Training flights of the aircraft of the air forces of Russia have the opportunity to present a hazard to aviation, said on the last working day of the week, Pentagon press Secretary rear Admiral John Kirby. " We undoubtedly do not consider them (such flights of the Russian air force) as a useful ", said the official, authorized the Ministry of defense of the USA, reports TASS. For reviews of the messenger of the Ministry, such flights are a " potential risk to civil aviation ". Any information, any way of confirming the accuracy of this conclusion, Kirby has not led. He confirmed that North America is extremely carefully watching these flights of the Russian air force." Today has been a flight, " said an employee of the U.S. Department of defense. However, He insisted that the statements made by the Russian authorities relating to such flights, as-if not always coincide with the real state of Affairs. Finally, Kirby on behalf of the Pentagon tried to persuade the Russian Federation to take steps " to ease tension caused by the conflict between Moscow and the West in connection with the internal armed conflict in Ukraine. On Thursday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the NATO information regarding the possible activity of the Russian air force in the European airspace does not inspire serious concern. On Wednesday claimed that the patrol aircraft NATO F-16 over neutral waters in the Baltic sea close to the border of Latvia has identified two Russian military aircraft su-24, two MiG-31 and one su-27. Before the media referring to the letter of the Commonwealth told that for the last 2 days the air force NATO twice did departures alarm " in connection with the activities of Russian aviation ". October 22, the General staff of the Estonian defence forces said that the reconnaissance aircraft of the Il-20 aircraft Russia has violated the airspace of Estonia on Tuesday, 13. 54 local time. It was declared that Russian aircraft plunged into the airspace at five hundred meters and stayed there for about a minute. In the Russian defense Ministry told that the plane of the Russian Ministry of defense did not violate the airspace of the Republic of Estonia, was performed routine training flights over neutral waters of the Baltic sea.