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USA-Russia planes: risk of collisions in Syrian skies?

Moscow, Russia - The argument seems to be a new reason for friction between the two Powers

Russian Ministry of Defense by its spokesman Igor Konashenkov did not take long time to reply to American pilots' allegations on their Russian colleagues' behaviour during the operation that are having place in Syrian skies. In a "Wall Street Journal" article published today the USA pilots complained that many times Russian pilots did not respect the 3 miles minimum distance set in the safety regulations...

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Rome, Italy, 01/11/2017 14:45
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