The UK and its allies are on high alert after a Russian military defector warned Moscow is planning a 'greyzone' strike on Poland before Christmas in a bid to trigger a wider war View 3 Images Putin could follow the play book he first rolled out invading Ukraine back in 2014 (Image: Getty)

A high-ranking Russian military figure has revealed that Moscow is plotting a "greyzone" assault on Poland ahead of Christmas . ‌

The alert, passed on via an Eastern European partner during London's DSEI arms exhibition last week, has sparked frantic talks between the UK and US over the threat of a covert attack designed to splinter NATO. ‌

This development comes as Russia persists with fresh tactics to pile pressure on NATO by taking potshots at its frontiers to gauge the alliance's

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