US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, after a meeting of the Contact Group in the Ramstein format, said that he had talked with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu about the incident with the American MQ-9 Reaper drone. European Truth reports..

" As I have repeatedly said, it is important that large states serve as models for transparency and communication.. And the United States will continue to fly and act in accordance with international law,"

He added that Russia has an obligation to operate its military aircraft in a safe and professional manner..

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Earlier, British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, commenting on the damage to the US drone, said that the Russian Federation should respect international airspace..