
Water supplies and canned food. The United Kingdom is preparing for a "possible" Russian attack with an appeal to citizens. According to the Financial Times, Prime Minister Andy Burnham is conducting an information campaign aimed at strengthening the country, not only in the face of climate emergencies, but also in the face of a possible physical or cyber attack from Moscow.
The United Kingdom will give Ukraine the authority to independently build long-range missiles capable of hitting Russian territory, a move that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has described as an act of war.
The question now, according to intelligence services, is when Russian retaliation will occur, especially after Burnham's interference in the 35th anniversary of Ukraine's independence.
Apparently, Vladimir Putin believed that the new prime minister would be softer on Russia than his predecessor, Keir Starmer: Burnham instead increased his commitment to supporting Ukraine and accused Russia of having "lit the fire" by starting the conflict.
The secret services have learned that "Russia is trying to breach British infrastructure every day."
The government is updating its "war book," a manual for defending the country in the event of an attack. Last week, it emerged that hackers had managed to infiltrate the management of a power plant in the United Kingdom, an operation that highlighted the vulnerability of the country's energy system.
Dieter Helm, an economics professor at the University of Oxford, told the Financial Times that there are several easy and therefore high-risk targets in Britain, from wind farms off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland, to the undersea gas pipeline connecting Norway and England.
A Downing Street spokesman stressed that national security is a priority for any government and that London wants to educate citizens about practical measures they can take to prepare for and protect themselves from various threats. ( Corriere della Sera )