Everyone in UK 'must step up' to deter Russian threat of wider war, armed forces chief warns

Members of 3 Rifles at Vuosanka near Kajaani as British soldiers train during a major exercise on NATO's border with Russia. A company of 3 Rifles, based in Edinburgh, has spent six weeks training in the north of Finland, during where they honed their survival skills in temperatures as low as minus 28C. Picture date: Wednesday December 3, 2025.