MOSCOW – A Russian fighter jet made a dangerous high-speed pass that put aUS Navy surveillance aircraft at risk during an intercept over theMediterranean Sea on Tuesday, the US Sixth Fleet said, but Moscow said itspilot had behaved responsibly.
“While the Russian aircraft was operating in international airspace, thisinteraction was irresponsible,” the Sixth Fleet said in a statement.
“The US aircraft was operating consistent with international law and didnot provoke this Russian activity,” Sixth Fleet said.
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Moscow denied its aircraft had acted irresponsibly, saying it had stayed ata safe distance and had returned to its base after the U.S. aircraftchanged course.
