Russia to Limit US Military Observation Flights: RIA

Moscow will limit the scope of US military observation flights over Russia from Jan. 1 next year in retaliation for US curbs on similar Russian flights over the United States, the RIA news agency reported on Wednesday.

Russian Military Jet Flies Over US White House: Why It is 'Routine Business'

On Wednesday, a Russian Aerospace Forces Tu-154M reconnaissance jet flew over the US Capitol, the Pentagon, CIA, Joint Base Andrews, the base of Air Force One and some other strategic objects.

US tries to justify NATO troops buildup near Russian borders. - Russian permanent envoy to the OSCE, Andrei Kelin

The US anti-Russian rhetoric in the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is aimed at justifying NATO’s decision to build up troops in Eastern Europe, the Baltic states and the Black Sea Region, Russia’s high-ranking diplomat has said.
“The US itself seeks to heighten tensions,” Russian permanent envoy to the OSCE Andrei Kelin said on Monday.
“NATO has not given any explanations. That is why there are no grounds for starting any discussions,” he said.
Since last week US diplomats have tried to persuade OSCE partners that Russia had violated the Vienna Confidence and Security Building Measures Document.

Russian inspectors to make TOS observation flight over Greece

MOSCOW, February 17, 5:23 /ITAR-TASS/. A Russian group of inspectors is to make an observation flight aboard a Russian observation plane An-30B over the territory of Greece within a period from Feb 17 to 21 in implementation of the international Treaty on Open Skies (TOS), Sergei Ryzhkov, head of the national Nuclear Risk Reduction Center (NRRC) told Itar-Tass on Monday.

The observation flight will be made from TOS airfield Nea Anchialos to a maximum distance of up to 1,010 km with a view to promoting greater openness and transparency in the military activities of the States that are Parties to the Treaty, as well as to consolidating security through enhancing confidence-building measures, Ryzhkov said.

Turkish plane to do observation flights over Russia

A Turkish plane built for observational purposes is set to fly through Russian skies between the dates of July 22 and 26 in line with the international airspace agreements, Doğan news agency reported.

The plane, which lacks any sort of weaponry and aims at fulfilling only observational purposes, will be controlled by a group of Turkish and American officials. The inspection of the applications available on board of the plane was conducted with the attendance of Russian inspectors, the report said.