US and Russia Spar Over ‘Unsafe’ Spy Plane Intercept Near Syria

(MEMO) — A Russian fighter jet made a dangerous high-speed pass that put a US Navy surveillance aircraft at risk during an intercept over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, the US Sixth Fleet said, but Moscow said its pilot had behaved responsibly, reports Reuters. “While the Russian aircraft was operating in international airspace, this interaction was irresponsible,” […]