The U.S. Department of defense believes that the flights of Russian military aircraft in international airspace of Europe have the opportunity to prevent civil aircraft, So as not inform civil managers about their flights in advance, said the representative of the Pentagon rear Admiral John Kirby.
" It's a growing number of flights, this activity - We do not believe that it helps the situation of security in the European Union. It is clear that they (the flight) represent a potential risk of escalation. And, frankly, they have the opportunity to create the potential risk of civil aviation, taking into account the number, scope And content of these flights. So the fact they don't really help, " said Kirby at a press conference at the Pentagon on the last working day of the week.
" We see these flying very, very carefully ", he added." Today there were flights that were monitored in NATO over the Baltic And the North sea, and over the Atlantic ocean. They were fighters, bombers, long-range aircraft And refuelling aircraft, " added Admiral Kirby.
" We would like to ask the Russian Federation to take steps - real, tangible steps to reduce tensions, and not to increase it, " he finished Commissioner of the Pentagon.
Russia, after a dispute with the West over Ukraine announced an unprecedented increase in the activity of NATO's borders. NATO, for its part, told about the " unusual growth of activity of the Russian military aviation.
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