Euro NewsBritain has scrambled Typhoon fighter jets to intercept two Russian long-range bombers near UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday.
In January, Britain summoned the Russian ambassador to explain a similar episode, when Russian bombers flew over the English Channel, forcing British authorities to reroute civil aircraft.
“The Russian aircraft are being escorted by the RAF (Royal Air Force) in the UK area of interest,” a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said.
The MoD did not give the location of Tuesday’s interception, which comes just three weeks before a knife-edge election in which defence policy has been an issue.
The Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland.
Reuters
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The average Limey may not be any more aware of the danger of NATO goading Russia into WW3 anymore than the average American, but the British Air Force commanders certainly understand the consequences. Reminding the West that Russia’s response to an attack on their border will not be limited to Eastern Europe may prevent Western military commanders from agreeing to bankers’ war plans.