PARIS, September 25. /TASS/. Russia’s ambassador to France Alexey Meshkov has warned that if NATO were shooting down Russian planes allegedly violating the airspace of the alliance's member countries, that would mean war.
"There would be war. What else could there be?" Meshkov said on RTL radio, responding to a question about Russia's possible response.
"Quite a few planes violate our airspace, accidentally and not accidentally. No one shoots them down," the ambassador added.
Meshkov also stated that Europe has not provided "any material evidence" proving Russia's involvement in UAV incidents in Europe.
"First of all, we're not playing games with anyone. Secondly, after the West has deceived us so many times, we believe only the hard facts," Meshkov said.
