A Russian fighter jet came within 10 feet of an American anti-submarine plane in the Black Sea on Wednesday, stoking tensions in the disputed waters just south of Crimea.Unnamed US defense officials told Reuters on Wednesday that the Russian Sukhoi SU-27 fighter jet had intercepted an American P-8 Poseidon surveillance plane in the Black Sea.The officials said that, at one point during the 19 minute interception, the planes came within 10 feet of each other. One Pentagon source called that “unsafe and unprofessional.”Russian military sources fired back, with one general accusing the American plane of flying dark.”On September 7, the …read more
Source: VICE News
