RAF Typhoon jets were launched today after Russian military planes were identified flying close to UK airspace, the Ministry of Defence has said.
The announcement comes as three Russian ships are being monitored by the Royal Navy after entering the English Channel this morning.
International Affairs think tank Chatham House have said the appearance of Russian military ships in the English Channel, and jets near UK airspace, are a reminder from Russia that they are "not a fading power".
James Nixey, head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House, said: "Russia is trying to show it has got full spectrum capability warfare.
"It is not a prelude to war but it is a reminder that Russia likes to remind us of - that it is a power to be reckoned with, not a fading power, which might be closer to the reality."
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