Putin’s presidential plane is chased across Switzerland by fighter jets amid rising fears of a new cold war threat
The plane, which was carrying journalists, was met by three fighter jets
They have been travelling to Peru when they were met by the convoy
Despite flying very close, they parted ways without incident at the border
By PADDY DINHAM
DailyMail.com
18 November 2016
A Russian presidential plane carrying journalists was chased across Swiss skies by fighter planes amid mounting tensions between Vladimir Putin and the rest of Europe.
One of the passengers on board the Russian plane, which was headed to Peru, took a video showing the military jet flying by their side, clearly carrying Swiss markings.
Andrey Kolesnikov, editor-in-chief of the magazine Russian Pioneer, wrote on Facebook: ‘We’re flying above Switzerland. At some point, the plane with the delegation and the journalists is being blocked from three sides by three fighter jets.’
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