Mounting Russia-West ‘Close Encounters…Ripe with Escalation Potential’

Posted by ETFalpha ⋅ November 11, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

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Russia NATO A new report says the number and gravity of “close military encounters” between Russia and the West has increased visibly amid tension over Ukraine.

The policy-brief-style-report, titled “Dangerous Brinkmanship” and issued by the European Leadership Network, details almost 40 dangerous or sensitive incidents over the past eight months, including what it says was the near-collision of a Russian spy plane and an SAS jet carrying 132 passengers from Copenhagen to Rome on March 3.

The episodes include a near-collision in March between a Russian spy plane and a commercial jet taking off from Copenhagen for Rome with more than 130 passengers on board.