“Both aircraft were operating in international airspace in full compliance with international law. The two B-1s were approached by a Russian aircraft, but the interaction was considered safe and professional,” said a press release issued by the US military.
The Pentagon claims that the bombers were heading to one of the EU countries. According to Fox News, the B-1s that took off from one of the Texas air bases landed in Spain.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that two American bombers approached the Russian border in the Barents Sea. The MiG-31 was pointed in their direction. The pilot had to identify the air target and prevent the violation of the Russian border. The American pilots, seeing our fighter, “adjusted the course of their flight.”
