Earlier in the day,
US Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert accused Russia of acting
"recklessly" in the international airspace over the Black Sea.
MOSCOW, November 8.
/TASS/. Washington’s accusations of Russian aviation’s
"irresponsible" behavior above the Black Sea are nothing more than
politically-motivated speculations, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei
Ryabkov told TASS on Thursday.
Earlier in the day,
US Department of State Spokesperson Heather Nauert accused Russia of acting
"recklessly" in the international airspace over the Black Sea. The
spokesperson also called on Russia to stop what she described as "unsafe,
irresponsible, and aggressive behavior."
"Military
professionals know that everything that we do [is done] with the highest
possible level of preparations," Ryabkov said. "That’s why Washington
should avoid using this or that situation for political speculations and
aggravation of tensions."
"This foul play
is evident for us, and we will keep exposing it. We call on the United States
to scale back its ambitions and abstain from actions that do not really benefit
security at the regional and even global level," the Russian diplomat added.
According to Ryabkov,
Moscow is doing its best to prevent any kind of incidents in territories where
Russian and US warships and warplanes are conducting their activities.
"However, there
is one question that we would like to be answered by our US partners: what is
the goal of their presence so close to the Russian territory?" he said.
"This question is becoming more and more important as we have no clue of
the goals they pursue. We are not satisfied with excuses that the US Air Force
and Navy are simply exercising their right to move freely in and above
international waters."
"We have to take
care about our own security and, ultimately, US military commanders and
political leaders are playing with fire when they order provocative actions to
be carried out in the immediate vicinity of the Russian border. We, on our
part, do nothing of this kind with regard to the United States," Ryabkov
said.
Source: ITAR-TASS
09-11-2018
