Burnham Accuses Russia of ‘Starting the Fire’ in Ukraine as Moscow Amps Up Warnings

Russia’s relationship with Britain is shaped by a long history of hostile intelligence activity, sabotage, targeted assassinations, and other forms of gray-zone confrontation,” said Natia Seskuria, a senior fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a defense research group in London. “By issuing threats, the Kremlin reinforces the narrative that Russia is fighting an existential struggle against the West.”