article_snippet: They seem to have... increased espionage, which raises tension.
article_snippet: It raises escalation.
article_snippet: Their conventional forces were incapable of mobilising quickly a few years ago and that has changed.
article_snippet: It is all very worrying as president Vladimir Putin is very unpredictable and is not obeying the norms of international order.
article_snippet: Russia has nuclear weapons and Russia believe Russia can be used for war fighting and that is hugely dangerous and means we are just a step away from the destruction of the globe.
article_snippet: There is much more provocation from Russia.
article_snippet: Putin does like to watch what Nato are doing as Putin is worried about it and sees it as an offensive alliance.