General Sir Patrick Sanders said Russia is likely to emerge from the war in Ukraine as an even greater threat to European security
British troops must be prepared to “fight and win” to stop the spread of war in Europe, the new head of the army has warned.
Speaking to a Royal United Services Institute conference in London, Sir Patrick said it was “dangerous” to assume that Ukraine was a “limited conflict”.He said: “We don’t know how the war in Ukraine will end but in most scenarios Russia will be an even greater threat to European security after Ukraine than it was before.
He compared the current situation to the run up to the Second World War, arguing Britain is facing another “1937 moment” and must be ready to “act rapidly” to ensure it is not drawn into a full-scale conflict by failing to contain Russian expansionism. Wallace has written to the Prime Minister calling for the defence budget to be lifted from two per cent to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2028.
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