U.S. Asserts Right to Fly in Accordance with International Law After Drone Incident with Russia.

The US has released a video showing a Russian fighter jet forcing down a US surveillance drone over the Black Sea, causing it to crash into international waters. The US Defense Secretary has called his Russian counterpart to discuss the incident and has stated that the US will continue to fly and operate wherever international law allows. The Russian Defense Minister has called US drone flights near Crimea provocative, while the Russian Foreign Minister has stated that parts of the Black Sea are off-limits to any aerial traffic during Russia's military operations in Ukraine.