Russia’s air force scrambled to intercept a U.S. aircraft above the Black Sea, sending a fighter jet that came within 20 feet of its American counterpart.
Moscow claimed that the U.S. jet was “approaching the state border of the Russian Federation” when forces in southern Russia deployed an Su-30 fighter jet to follow it.
U.S. Naval Forces Europe spokeswoman Pamela Kunze first reported the near approach on Thursday, though the incident itself took place on Tuesday. The U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon was conducting routine operations in international airspace, Kunze told NBC.
Despite the close encounter by what the Navy identified as a Russian …read more
Source: Protothema
