Russian Jet ‘Buzzes’ U.S. Spy Plane Over Black Sea, Says Pentagon

Russian Jet ‘Buzzes’ U.S. Spy Plane Over Black Sea, Says Pentagon
A P-8A Poseidon. U.S Navy photo by Personnel Specialist 1st Class Anthony Petry
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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A Russian jet “buzzed” a U.S. Navy spy plane over the Black Sea in a move that U.S. officials described “provocative” and “unsafe.”

The Pentagon told CNN Monday that a Russian Su-30 fighter jet intercepted a P-8A Poseidon plane on Saturday. “The US aircraft was operating in international airspace and did nothing to provoke this Russian behavior,” Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza, a spokeswoman for the Pentagon, was quoted as saying.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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