Russia warns it will 'consider any action with US weaponry as hostile' after Reaper drone downed

Fears are mounting today that the war in Ukraine could escalate further as Russia warned it will ‘consider any action with US weaponry as openly hostile’ after an American Reaper drone was downed over the Black Sea.

Russia’s Ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, accused the US of committing an ‘act of provocation’ after the $32 million US surveillance drone was intercepted by two Su-27 fighter jets in international airspace.

Antonov warned Washington it must stop ‘hostile’ flights near his…