“It only remains to recall that, contrary to the claims of the Dutch side, the flights of Russian aircraft were carried out in full compliance with international rules for the use of airspace.
Our military aviation was raised only after the Dutch frigate Evertsen, which was passing through the Black Sea to the southeast of the Crimean coast on June 24, changed its course and began to move towards Russian territory, "Zakharova said.
According to her, "in order to prevent violation of the border of the territorial waters of Russia, the Su-30 fighters and the Su-24 bomber flew at a safe distance near the ship of the Dutch Navy."
She stressed that "there can be no question of any violation of the right to free navigation or the creation of a dangerous situation."
“Any attempts to interpret it in the way the Netherlands did it, we will consider it just unscrupulous stuffing,” added the Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Earlier, the Dutch Defense Ministry said that Russian fighters created an unsafe situation by flying too low over Evertsen.
The incident occurred the day after the Black Sea Fleet and the FSB border service stopped the violation of the Russian state border by the British destroyer Defender.
The ship, not responding to warnings, crossed the Russian state border and entered the territorial waters in the area of Cape Fiolent for 3 km.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has revealed the circumstances of the incident with the Dutch ship Evertsen in the Black Sea near Crimea.
The department said that they were raising aircraft to prevent a frigate from violating the border.