Putin rubs salt into Biden's wounds; Honours pilots involved in U.S. drone incident with award

Russian fighter pilots involved in an incident with a US drone that resulted in its crash will be given state awards, the Defence Ministry announced Friday. The move appears to signal Moscow's intention to adopt a more aggressive stance toward future US surveillance flights, news agency AP reported. Moscow has denied that its warplanes hit the drone, alleging that it crashed while making a sharp maneuver.