The defense Ministry said the su-27, made the interception of the American plane in international airspace over the Baltic sea.
According to authorities, the military spotted an unknown object allegedly approaching the Russian border. In this regard, was raised in the air su-27, which was from the aircraft at a «safe distance». The object identified as reconnaissance aircraft P-8A Poseidon, the U.S. air force, said the press service of the defense Ministry.
The U.S. Navy has not commented on this statement — unlike the incident in November 2018. Then the us military declared «unsafe and unprofessional» the interception by Russian fighter, which lasted 25 minutes.
But today, January 28, the U.S. Navy reported the arrival on 23 January in Riga destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), participated in the attack with cruise missiles «Tomahawk» the Syrian airbase al-Sirat. An American destroyer arrived in Latvia in the framework of a planned visit of the US military to strengthen relations with NATO allies.
«We would like to thank the Latvian hosts for their warm welcome and hospitality, — said the commander of the USS Porter Craig Trent. It is really a great honor to contribute to the strengthening of U.S.-Latvia relations».
Here is a video of the interception that appeared today on the channel of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation on YouTube:
