The maneuvers of the Russian su-27 on the U.S. EP-3 Aries was the " standard, completely legal and absolutely safe ", told in the Ministry of defence. The interception of the American plane Russian fighter jet occurred over the Black sea on January 29. the Ministry stressed that if such action for the protection of state borders cause American pilots " depression and phobias ", they are advised to avoid these routes in the future " or to return to the negotiating table and come to a consensus about the rules of their execution ". the report also notes that the incident name interception and escort, because of the su-27 more than 2 hours have thwarted the attempts of the American aircraft off the transponders closer to the Russian border. on Thursday the naval forces of the USA has published a number of video clips of the interception of the American plane. Maneuver of the Russian air force fighter called unsafe and stressed that such actions carry the risk of " catastrophic consequences ". For reviews of America, su-27 approached the EP-3 too close.