Moscow sent a note to Switzerland after meeting the Russian side with F-18 – RBC

the Plane special flight detachment “Russia” in support of the fighter of the Swiss air force.

Photo: Mikhail Metzel/TASS

Russian diplomats expressed surprise at the incident in the airspace of Switzerland, in the course of which the plane with the Russian delegation was accompanied by fighters. The Embassy was asked to give an official explanation

the Russian Embassy in Switzerland, asked the Swiss authorities to clarify the incident with Russian plane in the skies of this country. This was reported in the official Twitter of the Embassy.

the representative of the Embassy confirmed the Agency “Interfax” that the Swiss authorities sent a note. “We sent the note, which asked for clarification and expressed bewilderment in connection with this incident, I asked to exclude it in future”, — said the Agency interlocutor.

Official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova promised that the Department will respond “appropriately” to explain the Swiss side. “We are waiting for explanations, and accordingly they will react when they are given,” she said in the TV channel “Russia 24″ (quoted by “Interfax”).

Earlier on Friday, November 18, a special correspondent of the publishing house “Kommersant” Andrei Kolesnikov said that several fighter jets of the Swiss air force for 10 minutes was accompanied by the plane with the Russian delegation and journalists on Board, following in Peru for a summit of the Asia-Pacific economic cooperation (APEC).

“Fly Switzerland. At some point, the plane with the delegation and journalists from three sides block the three fighters. Two of the wings of our plane, one below us. A fighter of the Swiss air force,” wrote Kolesnikov. He also posted on his page photos politisk to Board the fighters.

According to the correspondent of “Interfax”, who was also on Board, the fighters flew so close to the passenger plane that could be considered their hull numbers. At the same time, the Agency noted that the commander of the crew explained to the passengers that this route “is a common practice”.

the correspondent of the newspaper “Komsomolskaya Pravda” Dmitry Smirnov has posted on his page in Facebook the 40-second video of the incident.