Defence secretary Dan Jarvis said that Vladimir Putin risked triggering a serious confrontation after it was revealed the aircraft came close to HMS Prince of Wales last week.

Defence secretary Dan Jarvis said that Vladimir Putin risked triggering a serious confrontation after it was revealed the aircraft came close to HMS Prince of Wales last week.

The Ministry of Defence confirmed the operation

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A Russian warplane dumped sinister submarine tracking devices dangerously close to UK Royal Navy fleet days before British Defence Secretary visited Prince of Wales aircraft…

The Russian Bear-F plane "repeatedly approached" the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier, flying "unnecessarily close" and dropping sonar devices, according to the U.K.'s defense…

British fighter jets intercepted and escorted a Russian aircraft that was harassing the Royal Navy

Sources say the Kremlin ordered the overflight around the same time a £100m super yacht called Graceful, widely thought to belong to Putin, was en route to a Siberian safe haven

The UK accused a Russian military aircraft of flying dangerously close to HMS Prince of Wales before it was escorted away by British fighter jets.