U.S. to summon Russian ambassador over downing of drone over Black Sea -State Dept

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will on Tuesday afternoon summon Russia’s ambassador to Washington after a Russian Su-27 fighter jet downed a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea, State Department spokesperson Ned Price said. The U.S. ambassador to Moscow has conveyed a strong message to Russia’s foreign affairs ministry and U.S. officials had briefed allies and partners over the incident, Price told reporters on a phone briefing. (Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk and Rami Ayyub; writing by Simon Lewis; editing by Chris Reese)

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