Seems for Putin that Ukraine is not enough.

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[h=1]BREAKING NEWS: Typhoon fighter jets scrambled to intercept two Russian Bear bombers off the coast of Cornwall[/h]

• Two Russian Bear bombers seen in skies off south west coast of England
• RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept and escort them away, RAF says
• Comes the day after Defence Secretary warned of Russian aggression
• Earlier this week, a Russian warship had to be escorted through Channel
• Video emerges filmed from Russian bomber showing escort by Nato planes

 

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RAF Typhoon fighters were scrambled to escort two Russian Bear bombers spotted in international airspace off the coast of Cornwall, the Ministry of Defence has said.
It is the latest in a series of military manoeuvres by Russian forces around the UK as relations between Vladimir Putin's regime and the West continue to sour.
An MoD spokesman said: 'RAF Quick Reaction Alert Typhoon fighter aircraft were launched yesterday after Russian aircraft were identified flying close to UK airspace.'

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The RAF scrambled two Typhoon fighters to escort two Russian Bear bombers over the UK. File photo

The approach by Russian bombers came the day after Defence Secretary Michael Fallon (left) said the regime of Vladimir Putin (right) is as big a threat to Britain as Islamic State

 

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The spokesman added: 'The Russian planes were escorted by the RAF until they were out of the UK area of interest. At no time did the Russian military aircraft cross into UK sovereign airspace.'
The move came on the day Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said that Nato is getting ready to fight back against Russian aggression as it poses a 'real and present danger' to the Baltic States.
He told of the threat to Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as Vladimir Putin continues to 'test us' by deploying submarines and warplanes near British territory.


It comes after a similar approach by two identical Russian planes last month off the coast of Bournemouth.
Experts said then that the manoeuvre could have been designed to ‘probe the RAF speed of reaction’ – raising fears that the Russians were looking for weaknesses in the British fighter force.
Russia is said to have stepped up military manoeuvres as Britain joins the chorus of international condemnation of Vladimir Putin's support and alleged arming of rebels in Ukraine.

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Footage, apparently shot from a Russian bomber and showing Nato jets, emerged on Russian TV last night

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The footage - which shows how close British and other Nato fighters get to the Russian planes - is not believed to be from yesterday's incident but one of the many similar interceptions in recent months

 

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During the similar incident last month, the Typhoons were so close to the Russian planes – roughly 1,000ft away – that they could signal to the pilots.
Earlier this week, a Russian warship was intercepted by the Royal Navy as it strayed close to the UK while passing through the English Channel.
The vessel – equipped with missiles, anti-aircraft guns and torpedoes – was monitored and escorted by a heavily-armed British frigate, HMS Argyll.
Britain summoned the Russian ambassador for a dressing down after long-range bombers flew over the Channel close to UK airspace last month, disrupting civil aviation and prompting Britain, like today, to scramble two Typhoon jets.
Fears have been raised that a Russian military plane could crash with an airliner after a near-miss in the skies over a Sweden last year when a spy-plane switched off its transponders, making it invisible to commercial radar.
More than 100 Russian aircraft were intercepted last year, three times more than during the whole of 2013.

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It comes after the Royal Navy's HMS Argyll had to shadow the Russian warship Yaroslav Mudryy this week

 

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"Cameron: RAF Can Deal With Russians"







David Cameron said the episode demonstrated Britain had the military might to protect Britain.
"When this happens, what we do, we launch our Typhoon aircraft escorting these planes out of the area of UK interest. At no time did the Russian military aircraft cross into UK military airspace.
"This illustrates we have the fast jets, the pilots and the systems in place to protect the United Kingdom.
"The Russians are trying to make a point and we should not dignify it with a response."

 

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"Cameron: RAF Can Deal With Russians"







David Cameron said the episode demonstrated Britain had the military might to protect Britain.
"When this happens, what we do, we launch our Typhoon aircraft escorting these planes out of the area of UK interest. At no time did the Russian military aircraft cross into UK military airspace.
"This illustrates we have the fast jets, the pilots and the systems in place to protect the United Kingdom.
"The Russians are trying to make a point and we should not dignify it with a response."

but you did David, and rightfully so

as for Putin, he has quite a bit going on at the home front. Deflection wont make his problems go away.

 

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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-falls-sharply-u-crude-093726334.html


um this aint good for Mother Russia....


Oil falls sharply as U.S. crude inventories rise

and from the article.....


''At the same time, production from the world's biggest exporter Saudi Arabia may be increasing to near 10 million barrels per day, consultancy PIRA said on Wednesday.''

ouch. Double trouble...

 

[ScottL]

I'm sure Obama's going to get that cocksucker on the phone any minute now and give him a stern warning, or pencil a line in the sand. Something like that.

 

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[Acebb]

LMFAO

Obama could possibly be the best foreign policy President we've ever had. He owns everyone. Especially after the previous dude.

ointer:

 

[neverbend]

LMFAO



ointer:

I doubt that Obama will protect Poland, let alone Estonia. In fact, he might even not protect Germany.
That´s not surprising as he cant even protect their souther border.

 

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[h=1]Britain at the mercy of Putin's planes: As Russian bombers taunt us again, ex-RAF chiefs warns 'we're powerless'[/h]

• Country 'could not cope' if Russia attacked because our defences have been 'decimated', say military chiefs
• RAF fighter jets scramble to intercept two Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear missiles off Cornwall
• Tupolev Tu95 Bear aircraft streaked along fringes of UK airspace, prompting the deployment of two Typhoons
• David Cameron defiantly dismissed the incident, saying the Russians 'are trying to make some sort of a point'
• But former air chiefs say number of British fighter squadrons has fallen from 26 at Cold War end to just seven

Britain cannot defend itself against the military threat posed by Russia, former top brass warned last night.
Military chiefs said the UK ‘could not cope’ if Russia attacked because our defences had been ‘decimated’.
The stark warning came as RAF fighter jets scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear missiles as they flew menacingly off the coast of Cornwall.

 

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In a sign of the growing provocation from Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Tupolev Tu95 Bear aircraft streaked along the fringes of UK airspace, prompting the deployment of two state-of-the-art Typhoons.
David Cameron defiantly dismissed the incident, saying the Russians ‘are trying to make some sort of a point, and I don’t think we should dignify it with too much of a response’.


He added: ‘I think what this episode demonstrates is that we do have the fast jets, the pilots, the systems in place to protect the UK.’
But former air chiefs rubbished the Prime Minister’s claims, saying the number of British fighter squadrons had plunged from 26 at the end of the Cold War to just seven following heavy RAF cuts by successive governments.

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Scrambled: A Typhoon takes off from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire at 4.30pm yesterday, shortly before the Russian planes were intercepted

 

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Tensions: Prime Minister David Cameron (, pictured yesterday in Suffolk) defiantly dismissed the incident, which was a sign of the growing provocation from Russian president Vladimir Putin ( pictured yesterday in St Petersburg)

 

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In flight: RAF jets scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear missiles as they flew off the coast of Cornwall

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Warning: Defence Secretary Michael Fallon (above) said that Putin posed a 'real and present danger' to three former Soviet satellites in the Baltics



Sir Michael Graydon, former head of the RAF, said: ‘I very much doubt whether the UK could sustain a shooting war against Russia. We are at half the capabilities we had previously.’




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Russian military planes, ships and submarines have made at least 17 incursions close to the UK since the start of last year as the increasingly truculent regime in Moscow tests Western response times.


Sir Michael added: ‘They fly in these regions to check our air defences and have probably worked out we are not as sharp as we were.
‘They know it is provocative and they are doing it at a time when defence in the west is pretty wet compared to where they are.’


Since 2010, the Coalition has axed 30,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen as well as hundreds of warships, fighter jets, spy planes and tanks in a bid to cut the Ministry of Defence’s budget by £4.7 billion and plug a £40 billion hole in equipment spending.


Air Commodore Andrew Lambert, who commanded Allied forces in northern Iraq in 1999, said: ‘If the Russians turned up the heat, we would struggle badly.


‘If Putin wanted to attack, he would not send a pair of bombers, he would send the lot and saturate our defences; we couldn’t cope.


‘The Typhoon is a really good aircraft but with their relatively small numbers they would be overwhelmed: the Russians would outflank us, go around us or just go through us.’


He added: ‘The modern generation of politicians has grown up in absolute security – they’ve never felt a threat to their existence, safety or security.



‘They’ve taken peace for granted and decimated the Armed Forces. Let’s hope we don’t pay the price.’


The latest incident came as Defence Secretary Michael Fallon warned that Putin posed a ‘real and present danger’ to three former Soviet satellites in the Baltics – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.


Vladimir Komoyedov, chairman of the Russian parliament’s defence committee, accused Mr Fallon, 62, of ‘stupidity’.


He added: ‘I feel that he is a bit too old, not only in terms of his age but also in his ideas.’


The two Typhoons, armed with air-to-air missiles, were launched from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire on Wednesday after the Russian bombers were spotted at 6.30pm.


They were escorted as they flew south, then turned around and flew north past the Irish coast.


Elizabeth Quintana, of defence think-tank the Royal United Services Institute, said: ‘We have to find a way to stop the Russians because there is a chance things could get very nasty very quickly.’