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The Independent
2 days ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Watch: US fighter jets escort Putin out of Alaska after Trump summit
The Kremlin has released footage of Vladimir Putin being escorted out of Alaska by US fighter jets after his meeting with Donald Trump on Friday (15 Aug). Video shows US Air Force F-22 and F-35 aircraft flanking the Russian leader's Ilyushin Il-96-300 airliner - dubbed 'the Flying Kremlin', as he headed home following the day-long summit. Putin had a similar escort on his entry into Alaska as his presidential airliner passed through Alaska's Air Defense Identification Zone, an area just outside America's soverign airspace in which all aircraft must identify themselves to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
CBC
18-07-2025
- CBC
Why did American jets respond to the alleged hijacking incident at YVR?
During a dramatic alleged plane hijacking at YVR this week, US fighter jets deployed by NORAD raced to the scene, but Canadian planes did not. A Canadian general says it was a case of the right place at the right time when choosing which fighter jets to deploy.
