MOSCOW – Russian Su-27 fighter jet has intercepted a US navy airplane inthe Baltic Sea, according to media reports.
The US Navy said the Russian jet’s action was “unprofessional,” but “safe”,Fox News reported.
The Russian jet came within about 20 feet of the US Navy aircraft, but theAmerican pilots told officials that they had not felt threatened or unsafe.
Tensions between the US and Russia had intensified when the country’sforeign minister claimed that the US was trying to divide Syria.
Sergey Lavrovlink>saidthe recent US-led missile strikes on Syria “seriously aggravated thesituation,” stating that statements supporting the territorial integrityof Syria “are only words that, apparently, cover plans for reformatting theMiddle East and plans for dividing Syria into parts.”