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| British Soldiers Ordered to Prepare for Russia on the Battlefield of Europe |
International Military - The new commander-in-chief of the British Royal Army, General Sir Patrick Sanders, orders the royal army to prepare to face Russian troops on the battlefields in Europe. This order arose in connection with Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
General Sanders said in an internal message on June 16, seen by the BBC on Sunday (19/6/2022), that he was the first Chief of the General Staff since 1941 to take command of an army under the shadow of a ground war in Europe involving force. big continent.
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"Russia's invasion of Ukraine underscores our core objective of protecting Britain and being prepared to fight and win the war on the ground and strengthen the requirements to deter Russian aggression by threat of force.
The world has changed since February 24 and now there is a burning imperative to form an army capable of fighting alongside our allies and defeating Russia in battle," he said.
General Sanders stressed that he aims to accelerate the mobilization and modernization of the army to strengthen NATO and deny Russia the opportunity to occupy Europe again. "We are a generation that must prepare soldiers to fight in Europe once again," he said.
NATO and European Union countries have made diplomatic efforts to end the conflict since Russia invaded Ukraine, but have made little or no progress over the next 100 days.
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Western countries have sent expensive combat equipment to support the defense of Kiev, but have balked at sending troops to fight on the battlefield in Ukraine for fear of entering into direct conflict with nuclear power Russia.