The head of the outgoing British armed forces said that after the recent tensions in the eastern region, the military will have to prepare for war with Russia. Europe, But he does not believe that Putin really wants to “war” with the West.
Sir Nick Carter says Russia He is now more threatening in Eastern Europe than when he started in this position eight years ago, because he gave a series of interviews before resigning as the chief of defense staff at the end of the month.
He said he “very hoped” that there would be no war with Russia. He did not believe that the country wanted a physical war, but Then Must be prepared.
He spoke on the border tensions between Poland and Russia allies Belarus Refugees stranded in the camp and signs that the Russian army may be gathering on the border with Ukraine.
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss this weekend urged Putin to intervene in the “shameful creation of an immigration crisis” at the border.Western countries accuse Belarus of attracting people who want to come to the EU to the border, and Poland Has been rejecting their efforts to enter.
Former MI6 officer Christopher Steele said he Think Moscow thinks it is at war With Britain and its allies.
When asked about this view of Trevor Phillips from Sky News on Sunday, Carter said: “Russia may view the global strategic environment as a continuous struggle, and I think they will use all the tools of national power to achieve their goals. But when doing this, [the Russians] Don’t want to cause a hot war.
“So, yes, I think he is right to some extent. Of course, the question is how do you define war, and as a soldier, I tend to define war as the actual act of fighting and fighting. I think they Don’t want that.
“I think they want to try to achieve their goals in a more subtle way.”
He later told BBC One’s Andrew Mar show that Russia was in a “mixed script, and your idea of linking false information with instability, and pushing immigrants to the EU border is a typical example of this kind of thing.”
He said that the situation on the border between Belarus and Ukraine is likely to be a “classic interference” that the Russian government has “continued for many years.”
When asked if it would turn into a gun battle, Carter said: “I don’t know. I think we must be vigilant to ensure that deterrence prevails. It is vital that we must ensure that the NATO alliance is united. Any gaps in our collective position.”
Carter also acknowledged that the situation in Afghanistan was “not good”, arguing that the organization had changed during the Taliban’s takeover in August and that it should “give space” to form a government.
He said there were “terrible…pictures of a potential humanitarian crisis” and admitted that the Taliban “have many things that must change.” But he still insisted that the situation of the Taliban was different from 2001, and claimed that “moderates may privately think that they are a different type of Taliban”.
The 55-year-old Navy Marshal Sir Tony Radakin will take over as the head of the armed forces, and Carter will step down at the end of this month.
