RAF jets were scrambled on Wednesday after two Russian military aircraft were seen off the Cornwall coast, the Ministry of Defence has said. <br /> <br />The Russian Bear bombers did not enter sovereign airspace, it said. <br /> <br />On the same day, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon warned that Russia's President Putin posed a "real and present danger" to three Baltic states. <br /> <br />Prime Minister David Cameron said the Russian action should not be dignified with "too much of a response". <br /> <br />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. <br /> <br />"I suspect the Russians were trying to make some sort of a point." <br /> <br />BBC political correspondent Ross Hawkins said the appearance of Russian aircraft near the UK coast was a show of strength from the Russians, and such incidents were carried out with political intent because they would be reported on. <br /> <br />Our correspondent said it was part of a trend which had seen Russian aircraft flying close to UK airspace and there had also been concern about similar incidents in Europe.
