The Pentagon denies that the US reconnaissance aircraft created a threat to the liner over the Black Sea

“There was no such danger, there were no unsafe and unprofessional maneuvers, certainly not from the American military.

It was a situation that was easily resolved with common sense and routine air traffic control procedures, ”he said at the briefing.

His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.

On December 4, in order to avoid a dangerous rapprochement with an American reconnaissance aircraft, a civilian liner heading from Tel Aviv to Moscow changed course over the Black Sea.

The Federal Air Transport Agency reported that the Russian aviation authorities are initiating a protest over the incident over the Black Sea through diplomatic channels.

As stated in the Russian Foreign Ministry, the actions of the US Air Force endanger civil aviation.