Analyst Litovkin condemns Britain's bid to fly spy plane over Russia

According to Litovkin, the application filed by the UK is "a manifestation of impudence and arrogance."

“This aircraft is designed to operate under the Open Skies Treaty.

Russia is not a party to this treaty.

We left it because the USA left it.

They withdrew from the contract and do not allow flying over them, ”the expert said.

It is likely that the allies of the United States, in particular Great Britain, who have not withdrawn from the Open Skies Treaty, during reconnaissance flights can not only collect information for themselves, but also transfer it to the United States, the expert believes.

“We said that this is an obvious provocation, because the UK is obliged to know that we have withdrawn from this agreement and will not let anyone in,” RT’s interlocutor concluded.

Earlier, the UK applied for a reconnaissance aircraft flight along a route that, among other things, runs over Russian territory.

The Russian Defense Ministry said it viewed this as a deliberate provocation.