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Sweden intercepts Russian planes over Baltic amid regional tensions
Source: Reuters
Sweden intercepts Russian planes over Baltic amid regional tensions
STOCKHOLM Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:12am EDT
(Reuters) - Swedish fighters intercepted four Russian planes flying in international air space over the Baltic sea with their transponders turned off, the country's military said on Tuesday.
Relations between the West and Russia have soured as a result of Moscow's role in the conflict in Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea, while increased Russian military activity in the Baltic has added to tension.
Sweden, which is not a member of NATO, said it had intercepted two Russian Backfire bombers which were being escorted by two Flanker fighter jets.
"The threat level to Sweden has not increased, but the Swedish armed forces track, as always, ... the increased activity in our neighborhood," the country's military said in a statement.
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STOCKHOLM Tue Mar 24, 2015 7:12am EDT
(Reuters) - Swedish fighters intercepted four Russian planes flying in international air space over the Baltic sea with their transponders turned off, the country's military said on Tuesday.
Relations between the West and Russia have soured as a result of Moscow's role in the conflict in Ukraine and its annexation of Crimea, while increased Russian military activity in the Baltic has added to tension.
Sweden, which is not a member of NATO, said it had intercepted two Russian Backfire bombers which were being escorted by two Flanker fighter jets.
"The threat level to Sweden has not increased, but the Swedish armed forces track, as always, ... the increased activity in our neighborhood," the country's military said in a statement.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/24/us-ukraine-crisis-baltic-idUSKBN0MK12S20150324
