US aircraft intercepted by Russian fighter in ‘unsafe’ interaction, according to US Navy

US aircraft intercepted by Russian fighter in ‘unsafe’ interaction, according to US Navy

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A US surveillance aircraft was buzzed by a Russian fighter jet three times over the course of 175 minutes while flying over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, according to the US Navy.

The US P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which was flying in international airspace, was “operating consistent with international law and did not provoke this Russian…

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