A U.S. Air Force reconnaissance plane flying over the Baltic Sea was intercepted by a Russian Su-27 jet in what the U.S. military said Saturday was “an unsafe and unprofessional manner.”
The statement from the U.S. European Command said the incident occurred Thursday in international airspace and at no time did the American plane cross into Russian territory. A U.S. military spokesman told CNN that the jet “performed erratic and aggressive maneuvers” as it flew as close as 15 meters to the plane.
Days ago, Russian fighter jets flew very close to the USS Donald Cook in international waters in the Baltic …read more
Source: Voice of America
