Embassy: Moscow considers unacceptable the state department's assessment of Antonov's comments on UAVs

This is stated in a widespread comment by the press secretary of the Russian Embassy in the United States Igor Girenko.

"The spokesperson's assessment of the comments ... Antonov about the incident with the MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea is considered unacceptable, "RIA Novosti reports his words.

Girenko added that Antonov's statements are based on comments from the Russian Defense Ministry, as well as further words by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov on this matter.