THE US and Canada have scrambled fighter jets to intercept four Russian military planes off the Alaskan coast.

It comes as the EU warned the Kremlin it is "prepared to shoot down" any aircraft if "airspace violations continue".

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it tracked two Russian jets hovering over the Alaskan coast

They did not enter US or Canadian airspace, it added.

The planes were detected over the The Alaskan Air Defence Identification Zone.

European leaders warned Russia that Nato is prepared to shoot down Vlad's aircrafts if "airspace violation" continues, according to reports.

Yvette Cooper yesterday slammed Moscow for its "provocative and reckless" violations into Nato airspace in recent weeks during a speech to the UN.

Ms Cooper told the UN on

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