A United Kingdom Royal Air Force RC-135 surveillance aircraft flew a mission over the Black Sea last Friday afternoon, Ukraine time. While the flight to intercept Russian military communications occurred in international airspace, it infuriated Russia. Russian forces based in occupied Crimea sent up a Su-27 fighter jet to intercept the British plane.
What happened next is instructive as to how the West should deal with escalating Russian brinkmanship regarding the war in Ukraine.
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