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The US Navy is participating in the search for a balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina. Photo/REUTERS
MOSCOW – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov insisted Western officials should stop making accusations regarding an alleged spy balloon that was recently shot down in North America.
According to him on Tuesday (14/2/2023), instead, first of all, Western officials should find out the full story.
Speaking to journalists, Peskov was asked to comment on remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg who claimed on Monday that the unmanned flying object that fell over the United States (US) and Canada could be part of a pattern in which China but also Russia are increasing their reconnaissance and intelligence activities. against NATO allies.”
“As for this balloon problem, which is of concern to all of America, whether it is intentional or not, I doubt that anyone is to blame,” said Peskov.
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He asserted, “It would be better if the Americans found out for themselves.”
Russia’s presidential press secretary went on to describe NATO as a “hostile organization.”
The US-led military bloc “reaffirms its hostility every day, and is doing its best to signal its involvement in the conflict over Ukraine as clearly as possible,” said Peskov.
The US military has brought down four objects flying over North America this month. The first, which was destroyed by a missile fired by a fighter jet off the coast of South Carolina on February 4.
Officials in Washington refer to it as a Chinese high-altitude balloon used to “surveillance strategic sites.”
