White House says Russian pilot who ran into a US drone and broke it was, at best, 'an idiot'

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet approaches a US military MQ-9 Reaper drone operating above the Black Sea on March 14, 2023.

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• Russian pilots who intercepted and harassed a US drone last week were presented with awards.
• When asked at a briefing about the awards, a top White House official ripped into the pilots. 
• "If that's bravery, then I guess they got a different definition of it," John Kirby said. 

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