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According to Russia, a Boeing can outmaneuver the best russian fighter-jet there is.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/09/07/russian-fighters-buzz-us-planes-again-black-sea/89964534/Russian Suchoi Su-27 fighters buzzed so close by a US Boeing P-8A recon-plane in international airspace that the aircraft came to within 3 meters of each other.
According to the US, it was the fault of the russian fighter-jets.
According to Russia, it was the fault of the US plane because it made a sudden movement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_P-8_Poseidon
63 tons, 907 kph maximum-speed, 815 kph cruising-speed, 2 engines with 120 kN each
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-27
16.4 tons, 2500 kph maximum-speed, 2 engines with 75.22 kN each
And we are supposed to believe that. Russia doesn't even bother enough to come up with credible lies anymore.