Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a press conference following his participation in the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, said that the countries of the North Atlantic Alliance would “seriously regret” if they attempted to shoot down “flying objects” in Russian airspace.
“A drone, when it is not flying over our territory, if it has crossed someone’s border but left our airspace, probably everyone has the right to do with this drone what they consider necessary to ensure their safety. But if there are attempts to shoot down any flying object, or to hit any object at all, on our territory, in our airspace, then I think people will seriously regret it,” Sergey Lavrov said.
The Russian Foreign Minister noted that such actions by NATO would violate Russia’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Lavrov said that the Russian Armed Forces “do not direct fire at states that are members of the EU and NATO.”
Earlier, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Alliance, Mark Rutte, said that NATO could “show cruelty” to Russian aircraft entering European airspace.
