Thank you. Its weird that I tend to believe the Russians before I do our own State Department...
But in this case, it looks like State is telling the truth. Its all too fast, the guard doesn’t have time to actually ask for ID, or confront the guy, he just comes out and tackles him as he’s coming up the stairs. At about :20 you get a glimpse of the guy’s face and it isn’t covered.
I don’t know how others may see it.
I don’t know the rules for embassies but it seems someone entering would be okay to guards checking them out. The man may have appeared to be entering too quickly without intent of stopping by the guard station. Terrorism always has to be a concern when it comes to embassies. That is why I am not quick to blame the guard for wanting to stop him. I don’t understand all the rules for embassies and that situation.