Russia Rejects US Criticism of Jet Incident in Baltic Sea

Russia's military denied one of its jets made aggressive maneuvers during an incident with a U.S Air Force reconnaissance plane flying over the Baltic Sea.

The U.S. military said the Russian SU-27 jet  had flown in "an unsafe and unprofessional manner," getting within 15 meters of the U.S. RC-135 aircraft Thursday.

Russian defense ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Russia had to scramble to dispatch an aircraft after detecting an unidentified aerial target flying at high speeds towards its border.

Visual contact

He said when the American aircraft made visual contact with the Russian jet, the reconnaissance plan changed course, flying away from the border.

A statement from the U.S. European Command on Saturday said the incident occurred in international airspace and at no time did the American plane cross into Russian territory...
 [voanews.com]
17/4/16
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