UK ‘On Guard’ Against Russian Conventional and Cyber Attacks: Minister

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses for a photograph with British troops during a visit to Warszawska Brygada Pancerna military base in Warsaw, Poland, on Feb. 10, 2022. Daniel Leal - Pool/Getty Images

The UK government is “on guard” against possible Russian attacks on British troops and is also bracing itself for cyber strikes, a defence minister has said.

Addressing the House of Lords on Feb. 25, defence minister Baroness Goldie said the UK is ready to protest itself following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which started the day before.