Russian Ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, described the meeting initiated by the administration of US President Joe Biden at the State Department as constructive, writes TASS. It was collected in connection with the stopping of an American drone over the Black Sea.
Consultations were held with Karen Donfried, Assistant to the US Department of State for European and Eurasian Affairs.
Antonov pointed out that there are still differences between the parties in the interpretation of the event. When asked if Donfried had warned of “any repercussions” of the incident, the ambassador joked, “So, did he threaten me or not?” “No,” continued Antonov. He added that there was an exchange of views.
In the end, the Russian representative concluded that this was a constructive meeting with the US representatives.
Earlier, Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder during a briefing declarationAn American MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle that crashed into the Black Sea was reported to be on a reconnaissance mission. At the same time, in response to a question about the presence of weapons on the drone in question, the Pentagon spokesman said that he would not “go into the details” of the drone in question, because, according to him, the MQ-9 model could carry weapons. .
The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the Russian fighters did not use airborne weapons and did not come into contact with an American drone that crashed into the Black Sea due to sharp maneuvering.