“We need to distinguish, to make a difference between the protests (we have many protests, they are good) and the riots ... Protests against what happened to Mr. George Floyd - this is natural, that’s right. And all our politicians support the right of Americans to make demonstrations in such cases. But, of course, we do not approve of the riots, ”the diplomat said.
So, Herbst emphasized that the US authorities "do not approve when people try to steal in stores, when they want to hurt others."
A wave of protests and riots swept through American cities over the death of an African-American Floyd in Minneapolis as a result of police actions during his arrest.