Conflict with Russia is inevitable unless NATO demonstrates strength and unity in the face of Moscow’s escalating provocations, defence experts have warned. It follows a separate warning by Estonian defence minister Hanno Pevkur that Moscow's recent spate of hybrid attacks is aimed at forcing NATO members to prioritise their own defence over support for Ukraine. Keir Giles of Chatham House said: “I fear a kinetic war with Russia is looking inevitable, because the measures to prevent such a war are still not being taken. He said: “Russia does not actually want war, but the more aggressive and reckless they are, the greater the risks. “Russia is deliberately pushing all of us, the NATO allies, to deal with our own matters,” he told the Sunday Express.