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Keir Starmer’s warning points to risk of Russian attack on NATO as early as 2030, as the UK prepares defense plan after drones violate airspace in Eastern Europe
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, stated this Friday, the 5th, that intelligence data from the British and other NATO countries indicate the possibility of a Russian attack on the military alliance as early as 2030. The warning comes after drone incursions attributed to Moscow on the eastern European flank.
“If any reminder was needed about the importance of this, our intelligence assessment, and the assessment of other NATO countries, indicates that there may be a Russian attack on NATO as early as 2030. So, you can see the urgency and priority we are giving to this,” Starmer told reporters.
“This defense investment plan will be really important, as it will be very focused on the capability we will need to defend our country in the future,” he said.
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Warning about NATO increases pressure for military investment
The statement was made during a visit to Wiltshire, in the southwest of England. Starmer said that the United Kingdom will publish, in the coming weeks, a defense investment plan.
The document is treated by the British government as a central piece to define the military capabilities necessary for the country’s defense in the coming years.
The proposal has been delayed several times, even in the face of warnings about a funding deficit of 28 billion pounds, about R$ 191 billion, in the British Armed Forces over the next four years.
Starmer stated that the intelligence assessment shows the urgency of the issue. According to him, the data indicates that Russia may attack NATO as early as 2030, which reinforces the priority given to the defense plan.
Drones attributed to Russia hit the eastern flank of the alliance
The British alert comes after a series of airspace violations in NATO’s eastern flank countries, such as Romania, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia. In Romania, a residential building was hit last week, and two people were injured.
The incident occurred in Galati, a city near the border with Ukraine. Bucharest linked the drone to Russia.
Following the episode, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte called the Romanian president, Nicușor Dan, and stated that the alliance is ready to defend every inch of its territory.
Rutte also said that Russia’s behavior poses a danger to everyone and cited attacks against civilians and civil infrastructure in Ukraine.
For him, the episode showed that the consequences of the war are not limited to the Ukrainian border.
United Kingdom sees threats beyond the military field
Before Starmer’s speech, the Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom, Richard Knighton, had told the BBC that Russia was “probing, challenging, and testing” British defenses.
Knighton cited cyberattacks, attempts to smuggle technology, sabotage, and assassination attempts.
He described the moment as the most dangerous period of his professional life and stated that Britain needs to prepare for longer conflicts.
Putin denies threat and calls for investigation on drone
Russian President Vladimir Putin denied that Moscow threatens European countries. He stated that Russia “never threatened and is not threatening European countries.”
Putin also declared that the origin of the drone could only be defined after expert analysis. According to him, the weapon could be Ukrainian.
The Russian president requested that the debris be handed over to Russia for its own investigation.
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