“His relations with the United States are on deplorable situation and at the lowest level,” he conveyed Kremlin Wednesday, after Washington accused her Russia What shot down one of the reconnaissance drones over the Black Sea.

Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov said there were no high-level contacts with Washington about the incident and he had nothing to add to the Russian Defense Ministry’s statement.

He stressed that bilateral relations are “at the lowest point, in a very deplorable state,” but “at the same time, Russia has never refused a constructive dialogue and is not abandoning it now.”

The US military announced on Tuesday that A Russian fighter jet broke the propeller of one of its MQ-9 Reaper spy drones.as it was flying over the Black Sea in international airspace, causing it to crash into the sea.

United States Air Force General James Hecker spoke of the “dangerous and unprofessional actions of the Russians”.

Russia denies that the drone was shot down, suggesting it crashed due to a “manoeuvre”.

The president Joe Biden informed about the incident and John KirbyA White House spokesman said that while similar incidents had occurred in the past, yesterday’s was unprecedented as the behavior of the Russians was “dangerous and unprofessional” which could have caused both planes to crash.

“US and allied aircraft will continue to operate in international airspace, and we urge Russians to conduct themselves professionally and safely.”

Russian Ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonovwas summoned to the State Department yesterday for a meeting with the Deputy Foreign Minister in charge of European and Eurasian Affairs, Karen Donfried.

The official statement said that Sukhoi flew in front of the drone several times before the collision and dumped fuel, which is “unscrupulous, environmentally reckless and unprofessional.” This is a demonstration of “incompetence,” the message says.

“The Black Sea does not belong to one country,” the US said, announcing that it would continue to operate in the area. “We will do everything possible for our national security in this region of the world.”

The Russian Defense Ministry denies that the Russian plane had contact with the American one.