A Russian jet came extremely close to shooting down a British plane in international waters, which could have dragged the UK and the US actively into the war in Ukraine
He told MPs: "We don't consider this a deliberate escalation by the Russians, our analysis would concur it was a malfunction."He said: "However, it is a reminder of quite how dangerous things can be when you choose to use your fighters in the manner that the Russians have done over many periods of time."
If the missile had hit the RAF plane, it might have brought the UK and the rest of NATO into direct armed conflict with the Russians. Mr Wallace said at the time: "The UK Ministry of Defence has shared this information with allies and, after consultation, I have restarted routine patrols, but this time escorted by fighter aircraft.
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