NATO FIGHTER JETS BUZZ PLANE CARRYING RUSSIA’S DEFENCE MINISTER

NATO fighter jets confronted a plane carrying Russia’s defence minister in neutral airspace over the Baltic Sea Wednesday morning before being chased away by a Russian warplane, the New York Times reported.

NATO confirmed the faceoff, but denied acting aggressively or knowing that the minister, Sergei K. Shoigu, was on board. Shoigu was flying to the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad when the incident occurred, the Times said, citing Russian media.

NATO planes “attempted to escort” the plane carrying Shoigu over the Baltic Sea, according to Russian news agency Tass, which had a reporter on board.