Washington said a Russian fighter plane caused a US spy drone to crash into the Black Sea, marking the first direct encounter between US and Russian forces since Moscow invaded Ukraine more than a year ago.
Russia said the US drone intruded in an area declared off-limits and that fighter jets scrambled to intercept the drone but did not cause it to crash.
Russia has proposed suspending its double taxation agreements with what it calls “unfriendly countries”, those that have imposed sanctions on Moscow, the Finance Ministry said.
“The Russian Finance Ministry and Foreign Ministry proposed that the President of Russia issue a decree suspending double taxation agreements with all countries that introduced unilateral economic restrictive measures against Russia,” it said.
