A NATO F-16 fighter jet has tried to approach the Russian defence minister’s plane above the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea. The plane was warded off by a Russian Su-27 escorting the minister’s aircraft, according to reports.
However, the plane was warded off by a Russian Su-27 escorting the minister’s aircraft, according to reports.
The Russian plane was en route to the city of Kaliningrad, a western Russian exclave between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea, where Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu is scheduled to discuss security issues with defence officials on Wednesday.
