The Royal Navy has stepped up patrols to monitor Russian military activity as US spy chiefs warned Vladimir Putin could order attacks on a Nato country within weeks.
US officials fear Russia wants to test the alliance’s resolve by mounting a small land incursion or launching cyber attacks across Eastern Europe at any time from this autumn to 2029.
The warnings come after a Russian missile landed in Poland last week and an explosive drone was found at Leipzig airport in Germany on Tuesday, near a Ukrainian jet carrying weapons.
Increased vigilance by Britain’s Armed Forces has also been ordered, with Royal Navy
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