Putin issues chilling new threat as Nato chief says tensions with Russia could end in 'all out conflict'



* Putin unveiled ambitious military modernization program with new combat jets, missiles and other weapons
* General Sir Adrian Bradshaw said Vladimir Putin could use 'hybrid-warfare 'to seize former Baltic states
* He backed plans to set up Nato force integration units in eastern Europe to 'send a strong signal' to the Kremlin
* Comments echo those by Defence Secretary who claimed Russian aggression poses as great a threat as Isis
* Ukraine secret services accuse political aide to Vladimir Putin of directing the snipers in Kiev prior to the revolution
* RAF jets this week scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear missiles off Cornwall
* Tupolev Tu95 Bear aircraft streaked along fringes of UK airspace, prompting the deployment of two Typhoons
* Russian TV later screens footage of mid-air contact thought to have been filmed on previous interception
* Country 'could not cope' if Russia attacked because our defences have been 'decimated', say military chiefs
* David Cameron defiantly dismissed the incident, saying the Russians 'are trying to make some sort of a point'
* But former air chiefs say number of British fighter squadrons has fallen from 26 at Cold War end to just seven

Max,

In the image above which one represents you?

Max,

C+P from Nowt!

Just listen to Rory Stewart on Sky News Murnaghan intervie on Putin and Ukraine.

Interesting summary.

I have always found him as very thoughtful and sensible.

Worth a look.

"Russia. After Ukraine, should we be quaking in our boots?" No.