Russian tensions could escalate into all-out war, says Nato general
General Sir Adrian Bradshaw, Nato's deputy supreme allied commander in Europe, says Vladimir Putin could try to invade and seize Nato territory
He said Russia had shown last year it could generate large conventional forces at short notice for snap exercises along its borders. There was a danger these could be used “not only for intimidation and coercion but potentially to seize Nato territory, after which the threat of escalation might be used to prevent re-establishment of territorial integrity. This use of so called escalation dominance was of course a classic Soviet technique.”
He went on to say that “the threat from Russia, together with the risk it brings of a miscalculation resulting in a strategic conflict, however unlikely we see it as being right now, represents an existential threat to our whole being.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/11425393/Russian-tensions-could-escalate-into-all-out-war-says-Gen-Adrian-Bradshaw.html
NATO General Warns Over Russia and Baltic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HETRg1bAKUk
The latest security challenges facing NATO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4qeyVKpTcI
Sixstrings wrote:
UK has the 5th largest military in the world, and it's willing to use it to protect allies, like starting to send some aid to Ukraine and doing typhoon patrols in the Baltics.
Brits are bulwark defenders of the West same as we are, when push comes to shove. Russia side isn't going to win any information war battles by poking at Brits and antagonizing them -- I don't know who you are trying to convince, other than yourselves, but it's definitely not convincing all of Russia's neighbors that are allying with each other, over concern at Russian aggression.
Sixstrings wrote:I guess you guys only like the Guardian when they're promoting Snowden stuff.
Withnail wrote:Your US puppets in the British government and miltary don't speak for the ordinary British person, as we found out when months of propaganda failed to build any enthusiam for bombing Syria.
United Kingdom PwrIndx: 0.2743
http://www.globalfirepower.com/countries-listing.asp
Sixstrings wrote:Withnail wrote:Your US puppets in the British government and miltary don't speak for the ordinary British person, as we found out when months of propaganda failed to build any enthusiam for bombing Syria.
Withnail -- we are the same. We both have liberals, and conservatives. Action to do something on Syria failed over here, too. Conservatives turned out right -- British conservatives, and American conservatives.
Sixstrings wrote:I just hope the Russian government understands that it actually cannot win a war against the whole world and even their "ally" China isn't on board with them, at most China will "abstain."
He said Russia had shown last year it could generate large conventional forces at short notice for snap exercises along its borders. There was a danger these could be used “not only for intimidation and coercion but potentially to seize Nato territory, after which the threat of escalation might be used to prevent re-establishment of territorial integrity. This use of so called escalation dominance was of course a classic Soviet technique.
dissident wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9mQ4Ikxp44w
Sixstrings wrote:dissident wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9mQ4Ikxp44w
What I notice from your linked video are cossacks stomping the Ukraining flag into the ground and saying "you go and tell the world it was the Cosscaks that took Debaltseve."
Withnail wrote:Do you even know what Cossacks are? Do you think they're a unit in the Russian army?
Sixstrings wrote:Withnail wrote:Do you even know what Cossacks are? Do you think they're a unit in the Russian army?
Well.. in the video one of them says "I'm from Moscow." Moscow is not in Ukraine.
Return to Geopolitics & Global Economics
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 15 guests