<p>Russia said Monday it had scrambled a Su-27 fighter jet over the Baltic Sea to intercept two aircraft, one German and one French, which Moscow said had attempted to "violate" its airspace.</p>.<p>"After turning the foreign military planes away from the Russian Federation state border, the Russian fighter (jet) returned safely to its airbase," the Russian defence ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/poland-to-be-first-nato-member-to-send-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-1200845.html" target="_blank">Poland to be first NATO member to send fighter jets to Ukraine</a></strong></p>.<p>The two aircraft were a P-3C Orion German patrol plane, and an anti-submarine patrol aircraft Atlantique 2, belonging to the French navy.</p>.<p>"The flight of the Russian fighter was carried out in strict accordance with international rules on the use of airspace over neutral waters," the ministry said.</p>.<p>It added that the Russian jet had carried out its operation "without crossing air routes or making dangerous rapprochement with an aircraft of a foreign state."</p>.<p>In April, Russia dispatched a fighter jet to escort a German naval aircraft over the Baltic Sea.</p>.<p>And in March, a US drone was downed in an incident involving a Russian jet over the Black Sea.</p>
<p>Russia said Monday it had scrambled a Su-27 fighter jet over the Baltic Sea to intercept two aircraft, one German and one French, which Moscow said had attempted to "violate" its airspace.</p>.<p>"After turning the foreign military planes away from the Russian Federation state border, the Russian fighter (jet) returned safely to its airbase," the Russian defence ministry said in a statement.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/poland-to-be-first-nato-member-to-send-fighter-jets-to-ukraine-1200845.html" target="_blank">Poland to be first NATO member to send fighter jets to Ukraine</a></strong></p>.<p>The two aircraft were a P-3C Orion German patrol plane, and an anti-submarine patrol aircraft Atlantique 2, belonging to the French navy.</p>.<p>"The flight of the Russian fighter was carried out in strict accordance with international rules on the use of airspace over neutral waters," the ministry said.</p>.<p>It added that the Russian jet had carried out its operation "without crossing air routes or making dangerous rapprochement with an aircraft of a foreign state."</p>.<p>In April, Russia dispatched a fighter jet to escort a German naval aircraft over the Baltic Sea.</p>.<p>And in March, a US drone was downed in an incident involving a Russian jet over the Black Sea.</p>