Moscow. June 25. INTERFAX-The accusations of the press secretary of the US Defense Department, John Kirby, against Russia in disinformation about the incident with the British destroyer Defender are attempts to deny the obvious, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
"No wonder the frantic attempts of official London and Pentagon press Secretary John Kirby, even after Russia published a video of a warning shooting and direct evidence of the destroyer crew, to deny the obvious, calling everything" disinformation, " the official representative of the department Igor Konashenkov told reporters on Friday.
He called the actions of the British destroyer Defender in the Black Sea "an epic fiasco of provocation."
According to him, the situation will remain "a stain on the reputation of the Royal Navy"
On June 23, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Defender violated the state border of the Russian Federation in the Black Sea near the Crimea. The Russian military and border guards opened warning fire to force the British ship to change course.
On June 24, the FSB of Russia distributed a video of the incident with the British destroyer Defender in the Black Sea. It shows how the ship crossed the state border, and warning shots were fired on its course.
