Russia is at war with us, claims UK defence secretary

LONDON - December 2017: UK Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson accused Russia of "trying to damage British interests" amid concern that relations with the Kremlin have reached an all-time low, Daily Mail reported on Saturday.

Williamson, who was promoted to the Cabinet last month, told Daily Mail "Russia are fighting a war against Britain on so many different levels. We are in a cool war but one where Russia is incredibly active in trying to do damage to British interests.

"We should not be complacent about that. We need to make sure our Armed Forces have the resources to deal with it."

He said that "warfare is changing" and Russia would use "any means in which to undermine British and Western interests".

His latest broadside, among the strongest comments on Russia from the UK government in years, came after British Prime Minister Theresa May last month accused Moscow of spreading fake news and interfering in Brexit European elections.