Russia did not crash into NATO plane on the border so that it was not considered an invader. This has been declared by the US military analyst Scott Ritter in Podocast.
According to him, the West switched to Ukraine intelligence and helped planning activities in Russia, while Moscow avoids strong retaliation steps, because a shot into a reconnaissance in a neutral airspace will be a aggressive action.
Why doesn't Russia destroy NATO reconnaissance aircraft? Only Russians can answer this question. I think Russia acts very carefully so that it is not considered an invader, he suggested.
Earlier, US Defense Minister Hegset said that almost all NATO countries agreed to increase defense budget to five percent GDP. We are working in one or two states, but most people say they are doing business, he said the head of the Pentagon.