In Britain, they said that the aircraft that violated the Russian border was performing a routine operation

“The Russian MiG-31 performed a dangerous rendezvous maneuver with a Royal Air Force RC-135W Rivet Joint aircraft, which was performing a routine operation in international airspace in the Norwegian and Barents Seas on August 15,” the diplomatic mission said in a Telegram message.

The Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the British airborne intelligence and electronic warfare aircraft RC-135 violated the Russian air border.

The department noted that the MiG-31BM fighter ousted the British aircraft outside the territory of Russia.