<p >A Russian Aerospace Forces Su-35 fighter was &nbsp;involved in a close encounter with a Polish Air Force fighter plane, as well as with Estonian naval vessels, after the aircraft was dispatched to protect the tanker Jaguar in the Baltic Sea. The involvement of fighters from other NATO member states has been reported but was not confirmed. The&nbsp;Jaguar&nbsp;was reported to have been in neutral waters en-route to Primorsk in the Leningrad Region, before encountering an Estonian warship and helicopter supported by an allied fighter plane. The Russian crew reported threats to land Estonian personnel on the ship if they did not change course, as part of an effort to seize the vessel. These efforts reportedly quickly subsided after the Su-35 arrived in the area.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Jaguar&nbsp;was able to anchor near Gogland Island in the eastern Baltic Sea.&nbsp;Estonian sources have since claimed that the Su-35 and the ship were both operating within their country’s territory.&nbsp;</p><p >NATO member states have in the past made <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/freedom-of-navigation-why-is-america-seizing-civilian-tankers-in-international-waters" target="_blank">multiple efforts</a> to <a href="https://militarywatchmagazine.com/article/russian-naval-drills-practice-guarding-oil-tankers-from-western-pirating-concerns-rise-over-free-navigation" target="_blank">target the civilian shipping</a> of Russia, North Korea, Iran and Venezuela, with the possibility of similar actions being taken against the much larger Chinese merchant fleet having also been <a href="https://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/2020/april/unleash-privateers" target="_blank">raised</a> repeatedly by Western sources. Calls for such action against Russian ships grew considerably in the Western world following the escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian War into full scale hostilities in February 2022.</p>
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