The UK’s Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, has claimed that the chances of a direct confrontation with Russian forces on UK soil are not “zero” – a speculation dismissed by Moscow as “nonsense.”
Russia has consistently rejected claims that it plans to attack European NATO countries, describing them as warmongering tactics used by Western politicians to justify inflated military budgets. Moscow insists it is defending its citizens in the Ukraine conflict and accuses NATO of provoking hostilities and derailing the US-backed peace efforts.