“On March 26, 2020, the An-26 military transport aircraft performed a planned flight from the Kaliningrad to the Leningrad Region over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea,” the RT said.
They noted that the flight was carried out with the transponder turned on and in strict accordance with international rules for the use of airspace, without violating the borders of other states.
According to TASS, referring to a statement by NATO, the Belgian Air Force, a member of the Alliance’s Air Force Police in the Baltic Sea Region, intercepted a Russian military aircraft on March 26.
According to the alliance, the plane allegedly did not comply with international safety standards.
In early March, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) announced that the American F-22 and CF-18 fighter escorted two Russian Tu-142s in the Alaska area.
Later, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that two Tu-142s flew over the neutral waters of the Chukchi Sea and the Beaufort Sea, during which they strictly observed all international rules for the use of airspace.