Lithuania Protests About Russian Airspace Violations; Kremlin Dismisses Accusations
September 19 2017
Russia’s Defense Ministry has denied Lithuania's accusations of violating its airspace during a large military exercise in Belarus, reports Tass (Russia).
Russia and Belarus is in the midst of the Sept. 14-20 Zapad-2017 exercise, which have raised concerns in the West.
Lithuania protested that two Russian Il-76 aircraft flew into its airspace on Sept. 16 during the drills, said the Defense Ministry on Monday.
Lithuania's Defense Ministry “expressed its protest to the...
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