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A Russian fighter jet buzzed a U.S. military spy plane in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday morning, two defense officials confirmed to Fox News.

The Russian Su-27 jet performed a “safe” but “unprofessional” intercept of a U.S. Navy P-8 surveillance plane while flying in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.

The Su-27 jet came within 20 feet of the P-8 in the first such intercept since January, Fox News reported.

The last encounter between U.S. and Russian planes took place over the Black See and involved a Su-27 jet and an EP-3 spy plane.

(YWN World Headquarters – NYC)