MOSCOW, March 11. /TASS/. By sending hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) toward Moscow, Kiev has signaled discontent with the resumption of dialogue between Russia and the United States, Russian Foreign Ministry ambassador at large Rodion Miroshnik said.
"On the eve of the distinguished guests’ (Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Feridun Sinirlioglu - TASS) visit to Moscow today, Ukraine sent its drones toward the capital of the Russian Federation, in fact, demonstrating that they, London, and other puppeteers are very unhappy with the prospect of dialogue between Washington and Moscow. This is why they are ready for anything to sabotage this dialogue," Miroshnik stated on Solovyov Live TV channel.
US-Russia discussions
The new American administration is set to restore ties with Russia and resolve the Ukrainian conflict as soon as possible, unlike the cabinet of former US President Joe Biden and the leadership of European countries.
On February 12, 23 days after US President Donald Trump's inauguration, he spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over the phone for almost an hour and a half. The presidents discussed a wide range of topics, including the Ukrainian conflict, bilateral relations, and the exchange of detainees. On February 18, high-ranking Russian and US delegations met in Riyadh. In the wake of the meeting, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that the parties had reached an agreement on a swift appointment of a Russian ambassador to the United States and a US ambassador to Russia, as well as on the removal of long-standing obstacles in the work of Russian diplomatic missions. On February 27, Russian and US diplomats and experts discussed issues in the work of their embassies in Istanbul.
Large-scale drone attack
Last night, the Kiev regime carried out the biggest UAV attack since the beginning of the year, hitting residential and other buildings. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the air defense forces shot down 337 UAVs over Russian regions overnight.
According to the Defense Ministry, 91 Ukrainian drones were destroyed over the Moscow Region overnight. According to Andrey Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow region, one person was killed and three were injured in the attack. Also, the debris of drones fell on an apartment building in the town of Ramenskoye, where at least seven apartments were damaged. He said the UAV signals came from the towns of Kolomna, Zaraysk, Serebryanye Prudy, Serpukhov, Ramenskoye, Voskresensk, Lukhovitsy, Bronnitsy, Domodedovo, Leninsky, Podolsk, Elektrostal, and Kotelnikov.