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An incident occurred on Tuesday morning: two Russian warplanes flew over NATO ships sailing in the Baltic Sea on a routine mission.

Both planes approached “300 feet (91 meters) high and 80 yards (73 meters) long” Their pilots were not responding to communications, the Atlantic Alliance Naval Command said.

“NATO considered the contact unsafe and unprofessional because it was conducted in an area of ​​known danger, it was implemented for air defense training, and because of the altitude and proximity of the aircraft »According to a press release. “Communication increased the risk of miscalculations, errors and accidents. »

NATO forces are present, the statement said “Acted Responsibly” For this incident, according to maritime regulations.

“NATO will respond appropriately to any intervention [son] Lawful activity in an area that endangers the safety of our aircraft, ships or their crews. NATO does not seek conflict and does not pose a threat.He continued.

NATO has increased its naval presence in the Baltic Sea and North Sea since September’s explosion at a Russia-Europe gas pipeline due to sabotage, according to a Swedish inquiry on Friday.

NATO’s Baltic Sea Force, which includes Dutch, Norwegian and Danish ships, has taken steps to boost cooperation with Finland and Sweden, which are on track to join the alliance. The decision by the two Nordic neighbors to abandon their long-standing policy of non-alignment and join NATO angered the Kremlin.