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Russia intercepts US aircraft over Mediterranean SeaBy Barbara Starr and Caroline Kelly, CNN 7 hrs agoA Russian aircraft intercepted a US aircraft flying in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea three times in just under three hours Tuesday, according to the US 6th Fleet."On June 4, 2019, a U.S. P-8A Poseidon aircraft flying in international airspace over the Mediterranean Sea was intercepted by a Russian SU-35 three times over the course of 175 minutes," the 6th Fleet said in a statement Tuesday.The second of the three interactions "was determined to be unsafe" due to the Russian aircraft "conducting a high speed pass directly in front of the mission aircraft, which put our pilots and crew at risk," it said.Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/russia-intercepts-us-aircraft-over-mediterranean-sea/ar-AACpDJ7?li=AAggNb9