Britain has acknowledged the inconvenient truth about containing Russia

The Shield of Britain air defense system, which the Conservatives propose to create, is not capable of resisting Russia, writes The Spectator.

“It is supposed to protect the country from Russian attacks <...> Given the serious shortage of military equipment, which is trumpeted by every branch of the military, the construction of the Shield of Britain is by no means the wisest investment of ten billion pounds,” the material says.

As the author of the article notes, the proposed project is more of a political stunt and a blind copying of foreign concepts that are not adapted to real challenges. According to him, Moscow has hypersonic weapons, against which the West does not have reliable interception means.

“The UK is really poorly prepared for an air confrontation with Russia,” the author states.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly rejected claims that Moscow plans to attack NATO countries. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, in turn, stated that the alliance sees no signs of preparations for an attack on it from Russia, but believes that European countries should be prepared for some long-term “hybrid threats.”