‘Russia are testing the doorknobs like a burglar’ says David Frum as jets violate Nato airspace

'Russia are testing the doorknobs like a burglar' says David Frum as Russian jets violate Nato airspaceNewsnight, BBC

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00:00David, how serious is this moment, do you think?

00:04The Russians are testing the doorknobs, like a burglar going through the house,

00:08seeing which doors are open.

00:10They tested Poland, they now have tested Estonia,

00:12and what they're discovering is the President of the United States is not at home.

00:16So they are free to rifle and burgle.

00:18They, of course, have to worry about European defence,

00:21but Donald Trump has signalled in every way he possibly can

00:23that there is nothing the Russians can do that is too much for him,

00:26except he will always say, I'll do something about it maybe in two weeks.