A growing number of British officials and experts are suggesting that Russia is deliberately increasing pressure on the UK, perhaps preparing for a more serious escalation. The warnings have been issued by former Chief of Defence Staff Lord Peach and the head of the House of Lords National Resilience Committee Baroness Cassins.
Points of attention
- According to experts, Britain may not be ready for large-scale crisis scenarios.
- Mass power outages or disruptions to basic infrastructure could be a real disaster for it.
Britain is not ready for a clash with Russia
According to Lord Peach, official London must recognize the vulnerabilities of Britain's critical infrastructure, primarily submarine cables.
What is important to understand is that they provide Internet connectivity, financial transactions, and data exchange.
The country's former chief of defense staff draws attention to the fact that Russia is a direct threat to the country's stability.
"The fact that Russia intends to harm us — whether through economic disruption or other methods — the evidence is clear," he stressed.
The head of the House of Lords National Resilience Committee, Baroness Cassins, also shared her data.
She made it clear that Britain is already under a barrage of Russian attacks, and the situation can only get worse.
"This is not a question of 'what if'. It's already happening. We are being attacked every day," Cassins said, also mentioning the activities of so-called proxies linked to Russia and Iran.
