- "We should not listen to the hollow drumbeat of war and its empty threats, instead we should continue to impose sanctions on Russia and support the Ukrainians".
- "Russia has to leave Ukraine completely".
- "If Putin succeeds, it will not only horrify Europe or the Ukrainian people, but will also send a message to other countries that invading a sovereign country is more or less acceptable, in reference to China.".
- "It is important for the West to continue to act in unity".
- "Putin realized that he would not win the war and that he made a strategic mistake by invading Ukraine".
The British Prime Minister’s comments come after Sergei Markov, one of Putin’s close allies, issued a stark warning to Britain on Wednesday that its cities could be targeted with nuclear weapons if it continued to support Ukraine:
- Markov said that "UK government support for Ukraine amounts to aggression against Russia, and we should expect a response, with London in the crossfire"according to the network "BBC" British.
- "Putin will be ready to use nuclear weapons against Western countries, including against Great Britain".
- "Britain, along with its NATO allies, is providing Ukraine with defensive weapons systems against us. Ukraine operation".
- "If the British Prime Minister has a plan to destroy Russia, the people of London should understand the threat of nuclear weapons".
Aid to Ukraine
- Britain is the second largest donor of military aid to Ukraine after United State.
- It has trained 27,000 personnel of the Ukrainian army since 2015, providing it with hundreds of missiles, 5 air defense systems, 120 armored vehicles and other equipment.
- Provided 1.5 billion pounds, in economic and humanitarian aid.
- The total British aid (military-economic) to Ukraine this year amounted to 3.8 billion pounds.
What are the capabilities of the British army?
The war in Ukraine prompted Britain to change its military doctrine and changed the future outlook of its army and the context of its work, after it announced in March 2021 its intention to reduce the number of soldiers in the army to 72,500 by 2025.
This was preceded by measures from her home between 2010 and 2017, in which defense spending was reduced by 6.6 billion pounds.
- according to the site "Global Fire Power" The American army is ranked 8th among the 139 most powerful armies around the world.
- The country’s population exceeds 65 million people, including about 30 million people available for work.
- 24 million Britons are eligible for military service and more than 750,000 individuals reach the age of conscription annually.
- The number of active forces is 195,000 active soldiers and about 80,000 in the reserve forces.
- The current defense budget exceeds $56 billion.
- The Air Force has 738 warplanes, including 119 fighters, 15 attack aircraft, 45 military transport aircraft, 244 training aircraft, 30 special mission aircraft, and more than 269 helicopters, including 38 attack helicopters.
- The ground forces have 109 tanks, 5,500 armored vehicles, 89 self-propelled guns, 126 field guns, and 35 rocket launchers.
- The British fleet consists of 88 naval units, including two aircraft carriers, 11 submarines, 6 destroyers, 13 frigates, 25 patrol ships and 13 minesweepers.
- Britain has 460 airports, 16 ports and a merchant fleet consisting of 1,426 ships.
British expert Michael Clarke says that the Ukrainian war pushed Britain To rethink protecting itself and resorted to a difficult choice at the expense of its economy, by increasing its military spending and raising its aid to Ukraine to prevent the war from spreading outside Kyiv’s vicinity.
Add to site "Sky News Arabia"The UK does not have the means to intercept Russian ballistic missiles, and this makes it vulnerable in the event of any pre-emptive strike
He added: "The current tensions are pushing Britain to modernize and develop its army with the latest modern defense systems so that it is able to repel any external aggression, and not act as an unarmed fighter in the face of other weapons.".
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Wallace’s comments come a few days after Russian threats made by Sergei Markov, a former adviser to Putin, who said that “Britain’s support for Ukraine is aggression against Russia, and it should expect London to be in the crossfire.”
what happened?
- Wallace says that the number of British military personnel will increase after an increase in spending allocated by 52 billion pounds.
- British defense spending will rise by 3 percent of GDP by 2030, according to the British newspaper, “The Telegraph”.
- Zalas emphasized the need to invest in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capacity.
- He asserted that Britain would bring in artillery batteries, more signal intelligence, and more electric warfare and drones.
Last week, British Prime Minister Liz Truss announced a new defense and foreign policy review as part of her plans to increase military spending.
During an interview with the American network “CNN”, on Sunday, she called on Western countries not to allow the Russian president Vladimir Putin provoking her:
- “We should not listen to the hollow drums of war and his empty threats, instead we should continue to impose sanctions on Russia and support the Ukrainians.”
- Russia has to leave Ukraine completely.”
- “If Putin succeeds, it will not only panic Europe or the Ukrainian people, but will also send a message to other countries that invading a sovereign country is more or less acceptable, in reference to China.”
- “It is important for the West to continue to act in unison.”
- “Putin realized that he would not win the war and that he made a strategic mistake by invading Ukraine.”
The British Prime Minister’s comments come after Sergei Markov, one of Putin’s close allies, issued a stark warning to Britain on Wednesday that its cities could be targeted with nuclear weapons if it continued to support Ukraine:
- “The British government’s support for Ukraine amounts to aggression against Russia, and we should expect a response, with London in the crossfire,” Markov said.
- “Putin will be ready to use nuclear weapons against Western countries, including against Great Britain.”
- “Britain, along with its NATO allies, is providing Ukraine with defensive weapons systems against us. Operation Ukraine.”
- “If the British Prime Minister has a plan to destroy Russia, the people of London must understand the threat of nuclear weapons.”
Aid to Ukraine
- Britain is the second largest donor of military aid to Ukraine after United State.
- It has trained 27,000 personnel of the Ukrainian army since 2015, providing it with hundreds of missiles, 5 air defense systems, 120 armored vehicles and other equipment.
- Provided 1.5 billion pounds, in economic and humanitarian aid.
- The total British aid (military-economic) to Ukraine this year amounted to 3.8 billion pounds.
What are the capabilities of the British army?
The war in Ukraine prompted Britain to change its military doctrine and changed the future outlook of its army and the context of its work, after it announced in March 2021 its intention to reduce the number of soldiers in the army to 72,500 by 2025.
This was preceded by measures from her home between 2010 and 2017, in which defense spending was reduced by 6.6 billion pounds.
- According to the American “Global Firepower” website, the British Army is ranked 8th among the 139 most powerful armies around the world.
- The country’s population exceeds 65 million people, including about 30 million people available for work.
- 24 million Britons are eligible for military service and more than 750,000 individuals reach the age of conscription annually.
- The number of active forces is 195,000 active soldiers and about 80,000 in the reserve forces.
- The current defense budget exceeds $56 billion.
- The Air Force has 738 warplanes, including 119 fighters, 15 attack aircraft, 45 military transport aircraft, 244 training aircraft, 30 special mission aircraft, and more than 269 helicopters, including 38 attack helicopters.
- The ground forces have 109 tanks, 5,500 armored vehicles, 89 self-propelled guns, 126 field guns, and 35 rocket launchers.
- The British fleet consists of 88 naval units, including two aircraft carriers, 11 submarines, 6 destroyers, 13 frigates, 25 patrol ships and 13 minesweepers.
- Britain has 460 airports, 16 ports and a merchant fleet consisting of 1,426 ships.
British expert Michael Clarke says that the Ukrainian war pushed Britain To rethink protecting itself and resorted to a difficult choice at the expense of its economy, by increasing its military spending and raising its aid to Ukraine to prevent the war from spreading outside Kyiv’s vicinity.
He added to “Sky News Arabia”, that the United Kingdom does not have the means to intercept Russian ballistic missiles, and this makes it weak in the event of any pre-emptive strike.
He added: “The current tensions are pushing Britain to modernize and develop its army with the latest modern defense systems so that it is able to repel any external aggression, and not act as an unarmed fighter in the face of other weapons.”