Russian jet reportedly escorts the US spy plane over the Pacific

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A Russian fighter jet escorted a US reconnaissance plane over the Pacific, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday – as tensions between Moscow and Washington are mounting.

Tass, a Russian news agency, reported that ministry officials discovered a US RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific Ocean along the southeastern coast of the 777-mile Kamchatka Peninsula on Russia’s far eastern border.

“A MiG-31 fighter jet was scrambled from an airport in the Kamchatka region to identify and escort the aircraft,” the Russian Ministry of Defense said. “The crew identified it as a US RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft.”

The Russian jet then returned to its home airfield after turning the US plane away from the Russian border, Tass reported.

A Russian MiG-31 jet is reportedly escorting the US Air Force RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft over the Pacific.
A Russian MiG-31 jet is reportedly escorting the US Air Force strategic reconnaissance aircraft RC-135 over the Pacific Ocean.
Department of Defense

The Ministry of Defense said the flight of the Russian fighter jet was conducted in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace, the press added.

A 28 second clip posted on Twitter On Friday, the Russian jet is said to have escorted the American plane.

President Biden has put forward the idea of ​​a personal summit with Vladimir Putin.
President Biden has put forward the idea of ​​a personal summit with Vladimir Putin.
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Meanwhile, the United States Department of Defense is investigating the meeting, Fox News reported Friday.

The meeting on the air comes just a day after the Biden government imposed new sanctions on several Russian officials and companies, as well as the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats.

The sweeping measures aim to punish Russia for the SolarWinds hack of federal agencies and the country’s efforts to interfere in US elections, which Russia has denied.

Russian Air Force MiG-31 fighter jets fly over Moscow, Russia.
Russian MiG-31 fighter jets fly over Moscow, Russia.
REUTERS / Sergei Karpukhin

In an appeal with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, President Biden also raised the idea of ​​a personal summit in the coming months.

Russia’s State Department, meanwhile, warned of “inevitable” retaliation, claiming that “Washington should realize it will have to pay the price for the deterioration in bilateral ties.”

Russia has warned the US to stay away from the Black Sea
Russia has warned the US to stay away from the Black Sea “for their own good.”
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Russia had also warned the US on Tuesday to stay away from the Black Sea “for its own good” after the Biden administration said it planned to send two destroyers to the region in response to Moscow’s increased military presence in Moscow. near Ukraine.

With pole wires

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