Russia is claiming it has 'diverted' two US bombers from airspace near the Russian border. It comes after a critical show of power, as China's Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow to meet President Vladimir Putin. jekearsley 9News MORE:
scrambled a Su-35 fighter jet over the Baltic Sea after two US strategic bombers flew in the direction of the Russian border, Moscow said.last Tuesday after it was intercepted by Russian warplanes. It was the first known direct military encounter between Russia and the US since Russia invaded Ukraine last year.
The Russian defence ministry said the Su-35's flight was in strict accordance with international regulations about airspace.Vladimir Putin welcomes China's Xi Jinping to Kremlin Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin has welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin in a visit that sent a powerful message to Western leaders allied with Ukraine that their efforts to isolate Moscow have fallen short.
The two major powers have described Xi's three-day trip as an opportunity to deepen their "no-limits friendship". China looks to Russia as a source of oil and gas for its energy-hungry economy, and as a partner in standing up to what both see as US domination of global affairs.
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