The Russian Federation’s Ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, said that the Russian side insists on establishing pragmatic relations with Washington that will meet the interests of the citizens of both states. It has been reported DEA News.
Antonov claims that Moscow does not want any conflict between the USA and Russia.
“We are in favor of building pragmatic ones,” said the diplomat.
He added that during his visit to the US State Department, he met with Karen Donfried, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs. Antonov claimed that the meeting was constructive, while the question of the possible “consequences” of the weather event for Moscow was not raised.
Before Antonov in your name To the State Department after an American drone crashed over the Black Sea. According to the US Armed Forces, Russian Su-27s intercepted an MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance aircraft in the sky over the water area, and one of them touched it with its wing, damaging its propeller. As a result, he was “forced to drown” by the Americans. Russia’s Defense Ministry denies using weapons and making physical contact with US planes.