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Annexed crimea, and now its defense officials say the u.s. is trying to stoke tensions by flying a warplane near the russian border. but america's top military officer has strong words for the kremlin. our barbara starr has this report from the pentagon. >> reporter: a u.s. b-52 bomber caught on a russian aircraft camera over the baltic sea. moscow claims a russian fighter jet forced the americans to back off, something adamantly denied by the u.s. air force, which said the russian aircraft did not chase the b-52 away. it's all part of the new front line between moscow and washington over supe...

Intercepted a nuclear capable b-52 bomber. a kremlin spokesman saying america is risking an escalation. >> translator: such actions do not lead to strengthening security and stability. on the contrary, this adds more tension. we regret such actions of washington. >> reporter: russia claims it scrambled interceptor jets. russian state tv claiming the warplanes chased the b-52 away. the u.s. air forces denies that saying the b-52 had a routine interaction while conducting operations over the baltic sea. the pilots were operating in conformive wi ivity with intern law. the russian aircraft did no...

Barbara, what did he tell you? >> tonight the number one general in the u.s. military increasingly concerned about both russian and chinese military buildups. a u.s. b-5 bomber caught over the baltic sea. moscow claims a russian fighter jet forced the americans to back off, something adamantly denied by the u.s. air force which said the russian aircraft did not chase the b-52 away. it's all part of the new front line between moscow and washington over superpower dominance. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff says russia is working on new missiles, ships and aircraft aimed at making it ha...