Russian defence minister's plane buzzed by NATO jet
A plane carrying Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu was buzzed by a NATO F-16 fighter jet as it flew over the Baltic Sea, but was seen off by a Russian Sukhoi-27 military jet, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.
The F-16 had tried to approach the aircraft carrying the defence minister even though it was flying over neutral waters, agencies said. Shoigu was reported to be en route to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad for a meeting to discuss how well Russia's western flank was defended.
One of the Russian fighter jets escorting Shoigu's plane had inserted itself between the defence minister's plane and the NATO fighter and tilted its wings from side to side to show the weapons it was carrying, Russian agencies said.
After that, agencies said the F-16 left the area.
