Arm for a generation of conflict

Western forces 'must beef up' for ongoing Russia threat

- BEN GLAZE

THE WEST must arm for a generational struggle with Russia, a top military official warned yesterday. 

General Patrick Sanders, the head of the British Army, made his plea after mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s extraordinary weekend march on Moscow, which loosened President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power.

The UK chief of staff urged Western forces to bolster defences while Russia wages war on Ukraine.

He said: “Ukrainian bravery and sacrifice is buying us time – time to modernise, time to train ourselves, time to ensure we’re prepared so we can deter.

“No matter how this war ends – and it must be through a Ukrainian victory – the Russian threat will remain.

“This will be a generational struggle. It’s one we must arm ourselves for, it’s one we must be prepared for.”