An RAF fighter jet hasintercepted a Russian aircraft in the Baltic Sea in a further indication of simmering tensions between the West and Moscow. A tweet by the BlueSky account claimed the Typhoon jet was shadowing a TU-214SR bomber – sometimes dubbed “the
Supersonic US bombers unexpectedly encountered a Russian fighter jet in the airspace over the Baltic Sea region. The incident, described as an “unplanned interaction,” was reported by two B-1B Lancers on Tuesday (May 23). Gloucestershire Live reports that the incident coincides with