Swedish Foreign Minister called for explanations of the Russian Ambassador Victor Tatarintseva after the incident involving the Swedish and Russian aircraft, According to the TV channel SVT.
Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs takes the incident very seriously. The pilot of the Russian plane acted inappropriately and unprofessionally. His actions threatened the safety of the Swedish crew, quotes the channel statement of the representative of the department Diana Kudhaib.
According to her,, at the beginning of the week, the Russian Su-27 at high speed approached the Swedish radio reconnaissance aircraft. The minimum distance between cars was about 20 m.
The incident took place over international waters. The Swedish plane was doing routine work and had every right to fly in the area., said the representative of the department.
According to the pilots, they spotted the Su-27, when he was still over Russian territorial waters. “He flew up to us at high speed, made a maneuver in 20 meters from us and followed our car for a while ", - they said.
In turn, the Russian Ministry of Defense clarified, that the Su-27 approached to identify the aircraft, flying with the transponder turned off. After the Swedish reconnaissance aircraft began to move away from the state border in the Kaliningrad region, the Russian fighter returned to the airfield.
The Defense Ministry stressed, that the Russian military does not ignore the potentially dangerous actions of other states, while the threats themselves do not represent anyone.
