LONDON (AP) — Britain’s defense minister says Russia poses a “real and present danger” to European security.
Defense Secretary Michael Fallon’s comments come after Royal Air Force jets were scrambled to escort two Russian bombers away from British airspace after they approached the coast of southwest England on Wednesday.
Prime Minister David Cameron says the Russian planes did not enter U.K. airspace. Cameron says he suspects the Russians were “trying to make some sort of point,” but adds that Britain shouldn’t “dignify it with too much of a response.”
Russia has stepped up its probing of NATO defenses as relations deteriorate over the …read more
Source: KXAN
