Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeNATO was tonight urged to stand firm against Russian aggression as Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab prepared to outline the threat from the Kremlin. Alliance foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Wednesday – their first face-to-face summit in more than a year thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Facing down Moscow as it steps up submarine patrols in the North Atlantic and sends long-range nuclear-capable bombers towards NATO airspace will top the agenda. (Image: Getty Images)Mr Raab will also highlight how Russia “deploys new and disruptive technology threatening democracies and open societies around the world”, the Foreign Office said. Long-range Russian bomber planes frequently skirt UK air space, forcing RAF Typhoon fighter jets on Britain's quick reaction alert to scramble to confront them in mid-air.

Source: Daily Mirror March 23, 2021 22:31 UTC