Russia threat to all of Baltic: Britain
Russia could inflict the tactics it is accused of using to destabilise Ukraine on Baltic members of Nato, Britain's defence minister warned in comments to British newspapers on Wednesday.
Michael Fallon said that Nato must be prepared for Russian aggression in any form, and warned of a "real and present danger" to Baltic members of Nato -- eurozone members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
It comes after Kiev called for UN peacekeepers to help implement a tattered ceasefire between Ukrainian forces battling the advance of pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country.
"NATO has to be ready for any kind of aggression from Russia, whatever form it takes. Nato is getting ready," Fallon said in comments to journalists accompanying him on a trip to Sierra Leone.
"I'm worried about Putin," Fallon said according to newspaper The Times. "I'm worried about his pressure on the Baltics, the way he is testing Nato."
Meanwhile, RAF jets were scrambled to escort Russian bombers spotted off the coast of Cornwall in Braitain, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed.
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