CNN CNN Newsroom April 12, 2015 20:53:00
Operating in international skies, in neutral skies, and to the -- in the western part towards the person borders of russia not actually crossing into russia a russian fighter aircraft was larged to intercept and came at a close distance indeed looking in the region of just 20 feet away from the american plane, this fighter plane came. it buzzed it very closely indeed. almost something like out of a movie. it reminds me of "top gun" and the rivalry and the cold war between the u.s. and soviet pilots. we're seeing something similar being played out in the skies over europe right now. matthew cha...