"Maybe it was not necessary to fly there, who is not supposed to?" — quotes him TASS.

According to Peskov, "then it would be environmentally friendly."

On March 14, the European Command of the US Armed Forces announced that the Russian Su-27 hit the propeller of the American MQ-9 drone over the Black Sea, after which the drone fell into international waters.

At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian fighters did not use on-board weapons and did not come into contact with a US drone over the Black Sea.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Russia and the United States to avoid escalation amid the incident with the American drone that fell into the Black Sea.