The head of the Pentagon Austin commented on the talks with Russian Defense Minister Shoigu

"As I have repeatedly said, it is important for great powers to be models of transparency and maintaining ties," TASS quoted him as saying.

Austin also said that U.S. military aircraft will continue to operate "in all places where international law permits."

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Russian Defense Minister held talks with the head of the Pentagon at the initiative of Washington.

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.