From The Times and The Sunday Times, this is The Story.
I'm Manveen Rana.
Countries across NATO have been warning for years about the looming threat that Russia poses.
But it's not often that they go to such lengths to raise the alarm in public.
I would not exclude the Russians doing some kind of false flag operation against Russian territory
in order to have a pretext for hitting one of the NATO countries.
In a series of interviews ahead of the NATO summit which begins today,
the Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has been warning the public about what Russia might do next.
He could put together some Ukrainian drones from bits found on the battlefield
and send drones into the Kaliningrad enclave, which is Russian territory,
and then pretend that he's been attacked and therefore he has to return fire.
On Friday, he even issued a direct warning to the Kremlin.
Our message to Vladimir Putin is this: We know what you're planning.
Do not do it.
As Russia's attempts at sabotage and cyberattacks grow bolder and more intense,
some members of the security establishment in Europe are breaking cover
to describe how Putin is trying to unleash chaos across the continent.
But as the leaders of NATO countries, including one Donald Trump,
gather in Ankara for fractious debates about defense spending, Iran, and Ukraine,
could this be the most dangerous moment in the history of the alliance?