
Britain is ALREADY at war with Russia and ‘we are in pretty big trouble' admits defence expert in bombshell warning
Fiona Hill, who was the White House's chief Russia adviser during Donald Trump's first term, delivered the stark warning of the threat posed by Vladimir Putin.
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An author of the Government's defence review has warned that Britain is already at war with Russia
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Kharkiv, in Eastern Ukraine, was blitz by Russian missiles in retaliation for last week's Spider Web attack
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Fiona Hill, an author of the Government's defence review
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She said: 'We are in pretty big trouble.
"Russia has hardened as an adversary in ways that we probably hadn't anticipated.'
Ms Hill said Moscow has been '
In her grim alert, the Kremlin expert said: 'Russia is at war with us.'
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And she warned that Britain can no longer rely on US military might to protect itself from enemy states.
Ms Hill co-wrote the Strategic Defence Review, which warned the UK is facing its
Her comments came as Russian missiles blitzed Kharkiv, killing three people and injuring at least 22, including a six-week-old baby and a 14-year-old girl.
The eastern Ukrainian city was struck by 48 drones, two missiles and five glider bombs as part of a huge, countrywide bombardment by Putin in retaliation for last week's Spider Web attack on his nuclear bombers.
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Putting the nation on a war footing, he said Britain must prepare to 'sight and win' against our enemies.
New footage of Op Spiderweb shows drone blitzing Putin's burning aircraft
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A victim of a missile attack in Kharkiv
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