A top British general has warned that all troops in the country must be prepared for the possibility of World War Three with Russia.
But despite the stark message, he pledged to mobilise an army which would beat Russia.In a message during his fourth day on the job, he wrote: ‘There is now a burning imperative to forge an army capable of fighting alongside our allies and defeating Russia in battle.‘I am the first Chief of the General Staff since 1941 to take command of the army in the shadow of a land war in Europe involving a continental power.
‘Russia’s invasion of Ukraine underlines our core purpose — to protect the UK by being ready to fight and win wars on land.’Vladimir Putin continues his invasion of Ukraine However, General Sanders would only lead only a small army of 73,000 troops – the size of the American’s Special Forces.General Sanders said the army had to ‘deter Russian aggression with the threat of force’.‘The time is now and the opportunity is ours to seize.’Tobias Ellwood, Tory chair of the defence select committee, added: ‘The scale of the enduring threat from Russia shows we’ve entered a new era of insecurity.
‘We must revisit some of the cuts made to our conventional defence posture in the last integrated review.’ Prime minister Boris Johnson pledged ‘not to cut our armed forced in any form’ but the army has lost 800 armoured vehicles and 80 challenger 2 tanks.
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