About James Landale
James Landale is a BBC journalist who is the Diplomatic correspondent of BBC News.
Allow more aid into Gaza, Lord Cameron urges Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel
...By James Landale in Israel & Chas Geiger BBC News Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has urged Israel to allow more aid into Gaza to show the Palestinian people and the world that the West wants to help...
UK government plans radical shake-up of foreign aid for climate change disasters
...By James Landale, diplomatic correspondentBBC NewsThe UK government is to spend millions of pounds helping countries prepare for future humanitarian disasters in a radical shake-up of its development policy, the BBC has learned...
Britons to leave Gaza 'in stages' - Foreign Office
...By James Gregory & James Landale, diplomatic correspondentBBC NewsThe departure of British nationals from Gaza will likely take place " in stages over the coming days" the UK Foreign Office (FCDO) has said...
Israel-Gaza: Will other countries get dragged in? We answer your questions
... Why is the UN not intervening on air strikes? Sadul Hoque from London asks: If everyone has agreed that Israel has been killing civilians and will kill a lot more in these new strikes, why are the UN and other countries not intervening? James Landale, our diplomatic correspondent gives this answer: The main reason why many countries are not urging Israel to stop its airstrikes is because they accept the country has been attacked by Hamas and has a right to defend itself...
UK, France and Germany to keep nuclear sanctions on Iran
...By James Landale & Aoife WalshBBC NewsThe UK, France and Germany have announced they will retain sanctions on Iran in an attempt to deter the country from selling drones and missiles to Russia...
Nato: Warm words but a diplomatic reality check for Ukraine
...By James Landale, Diplomatic CorrespondentBBC News, VilniusVolodymyr Zelensky may or may not be a Rolling Stones fan - but after this Nato summit, he is probably familiar with their song entitled You Can t Always Get What You Want...
G7 to announce long-term Ukraine security package at Nato summit
...By James Landale & Oliver SlowBBC News, Vilnius and LondonG7 members are expected to ratify a long-term security arrangement with Ukraine at the Nato summit on Wednesday...
Nathan Law: Hong Kong activist in UK fears for safety over bounty
...By James Landale, diplomatic correspondent, & Alys DaviesBBC NewsA pro-democracy campaigner who fled Hong Kong has told the BBC his life has become more dangerous because of a bounty offered for his arrest...
US drone downing: Black Sea conflict inevitable until Russia leaves - Ukraine minister
By James Landale in Kyiv & Thomas Mackintosh in LondonBBC News
Incidents such as The downing of a US Drone over The Black Sea are inevitable until Russia leaves Crimea, Ukraine's Foreign Minister has told The Bbc .
The large, MQ-9 Reaper Drone . The US and Russia have conflicting explanations.
The US said it after it became " unflyable" when a Russian jet clipped its propeller.
But Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said he did not expect any diplomatic escalation.
Describing it as a " routine incident" Mr Kuleba told The Bbc : " As long as Russia controls Crimea, these kinds of incidents will be inevitable and The Black Sea will not be a safe place.
" So The only way to prevent such incidents is actually to kick Russia out of Crimea. "
The Key question is whether The Encounter was an attempt by Russia to disrupt The US Drone - or whether it was a deliberate attempt to bring it down.
US military officials said The Incident happened on Tuesday morning and The confrontation lasted around 30-40 minutes.
Several times before The collision, The Russian jets dumped fuel on The Drone in a " reckless, environmentally unsound and unprofessional manner" The US said in a statement on Tuesday.
Pentagon spokesman Brig Gen Pat Ryder told reporters The Drone was " unflyable and uncontrollable so we brought it down" adding The collision also likely damaged The Russian aircraft.
Russia has denied its two Su-27 fighter jets made any contact with The US Drone .
Russia's defence ministry said The Drone crashed after a " sharp manoeuvre" and that it was flying with its transponders (communication devices) turned off.
Tensions have risen over The Black Sea ever since Russia's annexation of nearby Crimea in 2014.
And since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, The US and The UK have stepped up surveillance flights, though always operating in international airspace.
The Bbc asked Mr Kuleba if, following The Drone incident, The US and other allies might become more cautious.
" If The West wants to demonstrate its weakness, it should certainly demonstrate its cautiousness after an incident like this, but I don't have a feeling that this is The Mood in capitals, " he replied.
" The Mood is not to escalate but nor is The Mood to lean under The pressure - The physical or rhetorical pressure - of Russia. "
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin vowed The military would " continue to fly and operate" wherever International Law allows.
He told The Ukraine contact group: " It is incumbent upon Russia to operate its aircraft in a safe and professional manner. "
After being summoned to speak to officials in Washington, Russian ambassador Anatoly Antonov said Moscow saw The Drone incident as " a provocation".
From The Kremlin's point of view Mr Antonov added: " The unacceptable activity of The US military in The close proximity to our borders is a cause for concern. "
On Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reporters there has been no high-level contact between Moscow and Washington over The Incident .
But He Said Russia would never refuse to engage in constructive dialogue.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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