Authorized the Pentagon mark Wright said on the first day of the weekend that the Russian su-27 fighter In prosesi Tuesday flew dangerously close to the American reconnaissance aircraft in the skies over the Baltic sea. "Morning of 7 April, the U.S. RC-135U, making a regular flight in international airspace, it was intercepted by a Russian su-27 in hazardous (distance - ed.) and in an unprofessional manner", said Last news Commissioner of the U.S. defense Department. According to his statement, " the US is preparing to raise the issue through appropriate diplomatic official channels ". mass media of America say that the Russian fighter flew within six feet of the American aircraft, thus exposing to danger the life of his crew. It is planned that the American Board performs in the tasks pane for the control of Russian military activity in the Western part of the Russian Federation and the Kaliningrad region. the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation has stated many times that all flights of aircraft of the air forces of the Russian Federation have been performed in strict accordance with international rules on the use of airspace over neutral waters without violating the borders of other countries. before NATO reported the activity of the Russian air force in the European airspace, for example, over the Baltic sea. Russian air force commander Colonel-General Viktor Bondarev called such news message "stuffing" designed to divert attention from the buildup of NATO forces close to Russia's borders. in connection with the situation around Ukraine, NATO has adopted a number of measures, which explains the need to provide security of the participating countries. Were strengthened mission air patrol in the Baltic countries (in Alliance with 2004), the aircraft with radar equipment make regular flights over Poland (joined in 1999) and Romania (joined in 2004), the additional NATO ships in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas.