SpaceWar.com reports: “Russian military jets were “not seen as a threat” when they flew through international airspace not far from the border with Canada and the United States, the North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed.

Multiple Russian military aircraft were observed in the Arctic earlier this week, according to the release issued by NORAD.

“The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter Alaskan or Canadian Air Defense Identification Zones or sovereign airspace. This activity is not seen as a threat,” the NORAD statement reads…”