Gunboat diplomacy: Images show Russian warships heading for UK waters
Pictures have emerged of Russian warships sailing towards Britain as they make their way to Syria.
Norwegian Armed Forces captured images of a fleet of Russian warships sailing off its coastline, including an aircraft carrier, submarine and nuclear powered battleship.
It comes just days after the Royal Navy was put on red alert after it was revealed that Russia planned to send a fleet of warships along the British coast as they made their way to the Mediterranean.
An MOD source told MailOnline today that the ships were still north of Scotland but were expected to head toward the Channel 'within days'. The Russian fleet, which includes the 55,000-tonne aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov, will 'be escorted by a Navy destroyer', the source said.
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