As published by the New York Times.
Mick Mulroy, a former senior Pentagon official, said the U.S. must make sure Russia understands it cannot “bring down U.S. unmanned assets with impunity.” “If the U.S. were to not fly in that airspace, we would be ceding that space,” he said. “We must increase our presence now to ensure the Russians do not benefit from this unlawful act.”