The meetings with Messrs. Putin and Zelensky, the latter of which is expected to take place virtually, reflect Beijing’s effort to play a more active role in mediating an end to the war in Ukraine, some of the people said.
Fresh off the back of getting Iran and KSA to resume diplomatic ties.
The declassified footage shows an Su-27 Flanker jet making two exceptionally close passes of the uncrewed drone, spraying fuel in front of it, a harassment tactic that US experts say has not been seen before.
On the second pass, the Su-27 moves so close to the MQ-9 Reaper that the image briefly becomes pixelated, indicating a collision had happened.
When the camera recovers, a bent propeller wing can be seen – damage sufficiently serious for the US Air Force to force the drone down.
Not sure if you’ve heard, there’s a war in Ukraine. Also, international airspace: your analogy would make sense if the drone had flown over the Russian landmass for days…
Edit: Actually I haven’t been following this but just watched the video and read a few articles. The US is being very cautious not to escalate, which is good.
Why is the USA flying drones thousands of miles away from its border?
They complain about the Chinese and balloons though.
I have an answer for you. It’s a great question and I remember studying this in 5th grade. It’s cool to see how education can help me answer your questions.
There is international airspace where anybody can fly. China’s Balloon entered the airspace of the United States.
Let me know if you need any more help with foreign affairs and international law. I entered Taiwan after they required a 4 year degree so I would say i’m a great help to you.
He had been trying to hit it for about 30mins, his underside armour should be ok with a prop hit, if he wanted to show off he could have dropped in front of it, then hit it with his afterburners.
Obviously the video is photoshopped as the Russian planes where nowhere near it, the drone just fell out the sky.