Accounts battle on what triggered a spy drone to crash close to Crimea.

A United States drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being pursued by Russian fighter jets.

It’s the most severe incident involving the 2 superpowers straight because the Ukraine struggle started final 12 months.

The US navy has now launched a video exhibiting the Russian jet dumping gasoline on the unmanned aerial automobile to hinder its views.

So, is that this a one-off incident or a extra severe escalation?

Presenter: Laura Kyle

Friends:

Pavel Felgenhauer – defence and navy analyst

Peter Lee – writer of Reaper Pressure: Inside Britain’s Drone Wars

Alexander Titov – lecturer in trendy European historical past at Queen’s College Belfast