Russian jet collision a ‘wake-up call to isolationists,’ top Armed Services Republican says

SRanking member of the enate Armed Services Committee Roger Wicker (R-MS), declared Tuesday that a Russian fighter aircraft collision that effectively shot down a U.S. drone must be investigated. “wake-up call to isolationists.”

One of two Russian Su-27 aircraft collided with the Su-27 earlier in the morning. propeller According to U.S. military officials, Wicker slammed Moscow over the incident but also took aim at politicians in his own party calling for less involvement by the U.S. in the Black Sea intercept. The attempted intercept resulted in the loss of the unmanned aircraft. Wicker took aim at Moscow, while also blaming politicians from his own party for asking for less U.S. involvement. RussiaUkraine’s war on terror

RUSSIAN AIRCRAFT COLLIDES OVER UNMANNED US DRONE

“This brazen act by Russian pilots against an American aircraft flying in international airspace makes clear that Vladimir Putin is an adversary,” Wicker made the statement in a statement. “This incident should serve as a wake-up call to isolationists in the United States that it is in our national interest to treat Putin as the threat he truly is.”

Republicans are divided over how to best approach Russia. Some denounce the split. “blank check” This has been extended to Ukraine, as well as other countries that are determined to stand behind their U.S. allies.

Tucker Carlson, Fox News host, answered 2024 presidential hopefuls’ questions about Ukraine on Monday. It revealed that many were skeptical or hostile to the United States supporting the country.

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R.FL), argued that “becoming further entangled in a territorial dispute between Ukraine and Russia” Former President Donald Trump stressed that this is not an important American strategic interest. “Properly executed, this terrible and tragic War, a War that never should have started in the first place, will come to a speedy end.”

Wicker seemed to have rebutted these responses in support of U.S. continued support for Ukraine. Some of his fellow senators, such as Sens. Similar comments were made by Lindsey Graham (R–SC) and Marco Rubio, both Republicans from Florida.

“Putin wants nothing more than for incidents like these to push the United States away from our support of Ukraine and prevent us from rolling back his destructive policies. We must choose to project strength against our adversary, not appease this dictator with words or so-called ‘de-escalation,'” Wicker was added.

Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader (D-NY), also condemned Russia’s apparent aggression.

“This intercept was so dangerous and so brazen that the U.S. Air Force was forced to crash their drone into international waters. It is another reckless act by President Putin and his military, and I want to tell Mr. Putin to stop this behavior before you are the cause of an unintended escalation,” Those remarks were made on the Senate floor.

“We have seen this behavior from the Russian military before, and it will not deter the United States from conducting operations over the Black Sea,” He concluded.

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According to military officials, Schumer’s pledge that the U.S. would not be stopped from operating in the region has been echoed by them.

“Our MQ-9 aircraft was conducting routine operations in international airspace when it was intercepted and hit by a Russian aircraft, resulting in a crash and complete loss of the MQ-9,” U.S. Air Force Colonel James B. Hecker was the commander for U.S. Air Forces Europe (and Air Forces Africa). . “U.S. and Allied aircraft will continue to operate in international airspace.”