The Russian Ambassador to the United States, Anatoly Antonov, said Wednesday he had denied all accusations against Russia after being summoned to the US State Department in connection with the downing of a US Reaper drone on Tuesday.
Antonov said he was invited to the State Department to talk with Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Karen Donfried. Antonov was summoned to "convey our strong objections," department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday.
"For 15 minutes we spoke directly about this issue and for the other 15 minutes we talked about Russian concerns regarding various aspects of US activity," Antonov said in an interview with Russian state TV Rossiya-1.
The conversation was “very calm” and “respectful” and “I categorically denied all accusations against the Russian armed forces," he added.
"No one hit the table with a shoe, threatening something," he said.