WASHINGTON: A Russian fighter jet flew dangerously close to a US spy plane over the Black Sea on Wednesday, the Pentagon said, although Moscow quickly insisted the encounter was within “international rules.”
A Russian Su-27 Flanker jet made an unsafe, close-range intercept of a US P-8A Poseidon anti-submarine and intelligence plane conducting “routine operations” in international airspace, Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said.
A US defense official, speaking earlier on condition of anonymity, told AFP the Russian plane flew within 9m of the P-8A before closing to just 10 feet.
“These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions, and could result in …read more
Source: theSun
