RAF fighter jets have been scrambled to investigate Russian planes which flew close to UK airspace, after 150 US troops landed in Poland to begin military exercises amid growing tensions with Russia over the escalating Ukraine crisis. Officials said Typhoon aircraft were dispatched from Scottish base RAF Leuchars after the Russian presence was detected on April 24. The jets are believed to have turned away shortly afterwards, the Ministry of Defence said.
The Telegraph: British RAF fighter jets scrambled to investigate Russian planes as US troops land in Poland
The first American troops arrive at the airport in Swidwin, Poland on April 23, 2014, after Washington said it was sending a force of 600 to the Baltic states as the crisis over Ukraine deepens.
