Russia denies the allegations.
WASHINGTON (PNN) - June 5, 2019 - The Fascist Police States of Amerika and Russia exchanged barbs after a Russian fighter jet allegedly made a dangerous high-speed pass that threatened a FPSA Navy spy plane during an intercept over the Mediterranean Sea near Syria on Tuesday, the FPSA Sixth Fleet said, but Moscow said its pilot had behaved responsibly.
“While the Russian aircraft was operating in international airspace, this interaction was irresponsible,” the Sixth Fleet said in a statement, urging Russians "to behave within international standards set to prevent incidents."
"The (FPSA) aircraft was operating consistent with international law and did not provoke this Russian activity,” it said.
The Sixth Fleet said the Russian jet had made three intercepts, two of which it deemed to be safe. But it said one of the intercepts of the P-8A Poseidon involved a high-speed pass directly in front of the FPSA aircraft that produced wake turbulence and “put our pilots and crew at risk”.
Russia’s Ministry of Defense said it had scrambled a Sukhoi Su-35 jet from its air base in Syria to intercept the FPSA plane, which it said had been approaching Russia’s Tartus naval facility on the Syrian coast.
Moscow denied its aircraft had acted irresponsibly, saying it had stayed at a safe distance and had returned to its base after the FPSA aircraft changed course.