The commander-in-chief likens the situation in Ukraine to the crises of 1914 and 1937, insisting that only an “army of citizens” can defeat the coming onslaught on the Western way of life.
British military commanders have warned the British public that they may have to mobilize themselves for a war on a scale comparable to the great conflicts of the 20th century.
Speaking at the International Armored Vehicles Exhibition in London, General Patrick Saunders said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a sign of things to come and urged the lessons of past wars to be forgotten before it is too late. I warned you.
“Our predecessors failed to recognize the impact of the so-called July Crisis of 1914 and found themselves embroiled in the most devastating war,” he said. “We cannot afford to make the same mistake today. Ukraine is really important.”
Importantly, General Sanders insisted that we should not underestimate the scale of conflict that could occur in the coming years.
“This war is not just about the black soil of the Donbass or the reconstruction of the Russian Empire, but about defeating our system and way of life politically, psychologically and symbolically. How it responds will have repercussions in history. For now, Ukraine’s courage is buying time.”
The general also called for nearly doubling the size of the British army. Overall, the British military plans to reverse a long-term conscription crisis that has seen British troops dwindle in numbers despite taking part in a variety of missions overseas.
But he also said that while traditional mobilization was important, everyday British citizens needed to prepare for a level of civilian mobilization not seen in Western Europe since 1945, if not outright conscription. He also said.
In response to his speech, the government insisted that a full military call-up was not on the table.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s press secretary Max Blaine said the government had “no intention” of introducing conscription.
“The British Army has a proud tradition of being a volunteer force. There are no plans to change that,” he said.
He added that “participating in a virtual war” is “useless.”
disaster crisis
Sanders’ words follow months of ominous warnings from other major NATO allies, particularly mainland Europe.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius recently said: Extremists’ call to prepare for war That would dramatically change the direction of the German military, which has spent nearly 80 years in a multilateral defense mode.
Recently leaked documents to German newspaper Bild reveal that Berlin Develop an emergency response plan against Russia’s large-scale attacks on Western Europe, especially the Baltic states.
The plan, described as an “exercise scenario,” will see Russia use false claims of discrimination against Russian-speakers as a pretext to amass troops on its western borders with EU countries, including Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in July this year. The plan is to launch hybrid warfare operations against the United States. And also in Belarus.
According to projections in this scenario, the NATO alliance itself would send 300,000 troops to Eastern Europe, but not until early 2025.
The war in Ukraine is currently at a stalemate. With the front line relatively stationary and troops hunkered down in the ice, long-range missile and drone attacks have come to the fore, and the number of attacks seen inside Russian territory has also increased.
Kiev and its allies are concerned that Republicans in the U.S. Congress are squeezing funding needed to meet the Pentagon’s objectives, holding up foreign supplies of arms and ammunition to Ukraine’s military.
