CNN reporter Oren Liebermann says the Pentagon “isn’t looking for a fight” after a Russian fighter jet collided with a US MQ-9 Reaper Drone above international waters in the Black Sea.
Mr Liebermann said it’s up to the United States government to decide “how far” it wants to take its response to the collision.
“The State Department here has summoned the Russian Ambassador to a meeting – judging by the time that Russian Ambassador arrived and then left the State Department, that meeting lasted about 40 minutes,” Mr Liebermann told Sky News Australia.Read More
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