Originally Posted by
TEEEJ
It is good, but those Bears are Russian Navy.
That's correct. Tu-142 belong to Navy, while Tu-95 - to AF.
Strange to see that such flights are being discussed since they are quite routine since 60's. Here in Russia they are called "flights for a corner". This is because the planes first go straight northbound and then (after leaving behind Norwegian waters on the left) make a 90+ deg left turn to North Atlantic.