article_snippet.sent: video was taken on the same day that Typhoons were deployed by the Royal Air Force as two Russian long-range Bear bombers, capable of carrying nuclear missiles, hugged British airspace.
article_snippet.sent: ’ As well as the bombers on Tuesday
article_snippet.sent: , a Russian warship strayed close to UK territory in another apparent attempt to test Britain’s defences.
article_snippet.sent: A destroyer with missiles, anti-aircraft guns and torpedoes entered the English Channel with two other Russian ships.
article_snippet.sent: It forced UK to send a heavily-armed frigate to monitor the vessels.
article_snippet.sent: Just a few hours later the Bear bombers hugged UK airspace.
article_snippet.sent: Sources claim both incidents may have been an attempt to ‘snoop’ on the Nato war games exercise taking place in Scotland.
article_snippet.sent: Even though Russian military inspectors were invited to attend the show of strength, the timing raised suspicions that Vladimir Putin was using access to the site to test UK reaction times.
article_snippet.sent: It later emerged that the Russians had actually been at the Typhoons’ base at RAF Lossiemouth when the warplanes were scrambled.