London considers Russia a ‘hostile state’

Damian Hinds, the British minister for kingdom security, believes Russia, China and Iran are hostile to the UK

“These countries I mentioned have the human capacity and can provide a military presence on a large scale. They can and do conduct information operations in many different ways. It’s hard to give an exhaustive list”, –  Hynds told The Telegraph.

In his view, the main threat to the UK from these states is “having spies and military on standby, as well as conducting cyber-attacks and disinformation campaigns.”