WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Close-range intercepts of US military aircraft and ships by Russia could result in an accident and escalate tensions between Washington and Moscow, the US Department of Defense said in a release on Wednesday.
Earlier in the day, the Defense Department said a Russian SU-27 jet made "an unsafe close-range intercept" of a US Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft over the Black Sea.
"These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions between countries, and could result in a miscalculation or accident which results in serious injury or death," the release stated.
